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Alistair MacDonald
Mar 19, 2012, 8:33:39 AM3/19/12
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Hello and welcome to the dev list. This is a place for designers,
developers and anyone else for that matter to chat about the Culture
Code Hack and bounce ideas around. There are no rules and regulations
here other than "don't be that guy". So who are you? Please introduce
yourself...
What about me though? I am Alistair and I am helping the hack by
trying to get the data in to a usable format before the hack begins. I
am some what of a hack day veteran having attended over 20 over the
last few years. I am very keen for this to be the start of more hack
days in the North East. Over the years I have developed in many
languages but tend to do most of my hack day coding in quick and dirty
PHP. Recently I have been playing more with geospacial information and
love things happening in real time.
developers and anyone else for that matter to chat about the Culture
Code Hack and bounce ideas around. There are no rules and regulations
here other than "don't be that guy". So who are you? Please introduce
yourself...
What about me though? I am Alistair and I am helping the hack by
trying to get the data in to a usable format before the hack begins. I
am some what of a hack day veteran having attended over 20 over the
last few years. I am very keen for this to be the start of more hack
days in the North East. Over the years I have developed in many
languages but tend to do most of my hack day coding in quick and dirty
PHP. Recently I have been playing more with geospacial information and
love things happening in real time.
David King
Mar 19, 2012, 11:49:03 AM3/19/12
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Il mio nome è David King! Woo.
I'm an freelance, full-service LAMP'n'JaCH developer with more work
than time - y'all know the feeling.
99% of my time is divided between 2 industrial companies, one an
Asbestos management company, the other a global offshore industrial
painting and training outfit - the hours are long but the work is
oddly-enough never dull. That said, I spend my 1% playing with new and
interesting technologies etc.
I like the word "woo"
On Mar 19, 12:33 pm, Alistair MacDonald <alistair.macdon...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I'm an freelance, full-service LAMP'n'JaCH developer with more work
than time - y'all know the feeling.
99% of my time is divided between 2 industrial companies, one an
Asbestos management company, the other a global offshore industrial
painting and training outfit - the hours are long but the work is
oddly-enough never dull. That said, I spend my 1% playing with new and
interesting technologies etc.
I like the word "woo"
On Mar 19, 12:33 pm, Alistair MacDonald <alistair.macdon...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Jason Judge
Mar 19, 2012, 1:01:35 PM3/19/12
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Hello!
I am Jason, and have been hacking away for thirty years (scary) -
starting with an awful program on a friend's father's Commodore Pet in
1980, inspired by a real live computer that guessed the number you
were thinking off at the Science Museum in London.
I'm new to hack nights, so have no idea what to expect.
My background is anything that works to fit a solution, mainly
involving LAMP stacks these days, with much experience in all four
layers of that stack. Education includes a Masters in Electronic
Systems Engineering, so anything with flashing lights generally
impresses me.
I've working exclusively in Open Source for a decade, and love writing
the glue to bolt blocks of virtual-stuff together. It kind of harks
back to my early informative days with Lego, even before the technic
variety became common (we had coloured cogs and spindles then, which
kept me quiet for hours on end).
I am hoping to attend the hack with an open and imaginative mind -
just keep throwing stuff at me until something useful pops out the
other end.
-- Jason
I am Jason, and have been hacking away for thirty years (scary) -
starting with an awful program on a friend's father's Commodore Pet in
1980, inspired by a real live computer that guessed the number you
were thinking off at the Science Museum in London.
I'm new to hack nights, so have no idea what to expect.
My background is anything that works to fit a solution, mainly
involving LAMP stacks these days, with much experience in all four
layers of that stack. Education includes a Masters in Electronic
Systems Engineering, so anything with flashing lights generally
impresses me.
I've working exclusively in Open Source for a decade, and love writing
the glue to bolt blocks of virtual-stuff together. It kind of harks
back to my early informative days with Lego, even before the technic
variety became common (we had coloured cogs and spindles then, which
kept me quiet for hours on end).
I am hoping to attend the hack with an open and imaginative mind -
just keep throwing stuff at me until something useful pops out the
other end.
-- Jason
James Rutherford
Mar 20, 2012, 9:48:19 AM3/20/12
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I'm James.
Most experienced with LAMP stack, but am currently tinkering with
Nodejs, MongoDb, Redis, etc on Nginx.
I play with design, build some front-end code and do a little bit of
server stuff too.
I expect I'll be beating the PHP drum at Culture Code- I have
experience with CodeIgniter, Symfony2 and Fuel frameworks.
I've done one hack before, that being Webdurance (Oh Hai David).
> Please introduce yourself...
Most experienced with LAMP stack, but am currently tinkering with
Nodejs, MongoDb, Redis, etc on Nginx.
I play with design, build some front-end code and do a little bit of
server stuff too.
I expect I'll be beating the PHP drum at Culture Code- I have
experience with CodeIgniter, Symfony2 and Fuel frameworks.
I've done one hack before, that being Webdurance (Oh Hai David).
> Please introduce yourself...
RoguePlanetoid
Mar 20, 2012, 3:43:59 PM3/20/12
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Hello!
I'm Peter and I mostly work with .NET from Windows Phone, to
Silverlight and Desktop with Windows Forms / WPF,
however I've dabbled in Java and PHP before and also have a lot of
HTML/CSS experience having had
my own website for over 13 years - if anyone needs a .NET solution
then I'm there, or something on
the platform for the company I work for - ScreenReach Interactive with
our own language to build interactive
experiences that work across the iPhone, Android and Windows Phone
platforms with our markup language
ScreachML or a webbased experience within this - hopefully my stills
will be useful and I have a more open mind
about what I use than people might expect but yes it is mostly
Microsoft stuff - but maybe that will be useful too!
Peter
I'm Peter and I mostly work with .NET from Windows Phone, to
Silverlight and Desktop with Windows Forms / WPF,
however I've dabbled in Java and PHP before and also have a lot of
HTML/CSS experience having had
my own website for over 13 years - if anyone needs a .NET solution
then I'm there, or something on
the platform for the company I work for - ScreenReach Interactive with
our own language to build interactive
experiences that work across the iPhone, Android and Windows Phone
platforms with our markup language
ScreachML or a webbased experience within this - hopefully my stills
will be useful and I have a more open mind
about what I use than people might expect but yes it is mostly
Microsoft stuff - but maybe that will be useful too!
Peter
Colin
Mar 21, 2012, 6:26:56 AM3/21/12
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Howdy!
I'm Colin, and I am a coffee addict.
I work for an advertising agency as a web developer.
I'm a front end/back end person so I am pretty comfortable with most
things web (JS/PHP/CSS/HTML etc) - I mostly work with Codeigniter.
I've done one hack before, that being Webdurance (David, James,
Alistair - HIGHFIVES)
I'm Colin, and I am a coffee addict.
I work for an advertising agency as a web developer.
I'm a front end/back end person so I am pretty comfortable with most
things web (JS/PHP/CSS/HTML etc) - I mostly work with Codeigniter.
I've done one hack before, that being Webdurance (David, James,
Alistair - HIGHFIVES)
Alistair MacDonald
Mar 21, 2012, 6:35:54 AM3/21/12
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> I've done one hack before, that being Webdurance (David, James,
> Alistair - HIGHFIVES)
> Alistair - HIGHFIVES)
HIGHFIVES! :-)
mattybalaam
Mar 21, 2012, 5:11:39 AM3/21/12
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Hi,
I'm Matthew, I'm a designer with a little bit of web skills too.
I've been working with print for 15 years, and also made the
occasional Flash interaction, but during that time have also
experimented with HTML and CSS. I went freelance 2 years ago and have
been learning how to make dynamic websites using PHP, Javascript and
MySQL within frameworks, and learning to streamline my CSS development
using SASS and Compass.
As most of my work is visual, I'm guessing a link to my work is a good
idea: http://www.matthewbalaam.co.uk/portfolio/
I have no idea what I'm going to do on the weekend as I've never been
to anything like this before, but just interested in getting involved.
Matthew
I'm Matthew, I'm a designer with a little bit of web skills too.
I've been working with print for 15 years, and also made the
occasional Flash interaction, but during that time have also
experimented with HTML and CSS. I went freelance 2 years ago and have
been learning how to make dynamic websites using PHP, Javascript and
MySQL within frameworks, and learning to streamline my CSS development
using SASS and Compass.
As most of my work is visual, I'm guessing a link to my work is a good
idea: http://www.matthewbalaam.co.uk/portfolio/
I have no idea what I'm going to do on the weekend as I've never been
to anything like this before, but just interested in getting involved.
Matthew
Andrew Waters
Mar 21, 2012, 6:56:53 AM3/21/12
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Hi all,
I'm Andy - I'm a backend developer but I do a lot of frontend stuff. I
work mainly for @bandxmedia but have a couple of side projects as
well. I spend most of my time in PHP, Mongo and MySQL but I flirt a
lot with Python, Javascript and Objective-C.
Whilst I never call myself a sysadmin, I spend a lot of my time
maintaining servers and application stacks and writing the occasional
daemon.
Never been to a hack day before, but pulling an all nighter isn't as
uncommon as it should be.
A
I'm Andy - I'm a backend developer but I do a lot of frontend stuff. I
work mainly for @bandxmedia but have a couple of side projects as
well. I spend most of my time in PHP, Mongo and MySQL but I flirt a
lot with Python, Javascript and Objective-C.
Whilst I never call myself a sysadmin, I spend a lot of my time
maintaining servers and application stacks and writing the occasional
daemon.
Never been to a hack day before, but pulling an all nighter isn't as
uncommon as it should be.
A
lynn
Mar 21, 2012, 7:36:12 AM3/21/12
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Hello,
Add another one to the .NET stack.
Of course that all matters little when talking about web based
presentation. Just means I have less/no free cloud servers available
to run code on :(
I've played around with Ruby (without rails, GASP!), did PhP, MySql
and Java at University, and ended up working in industry where Windows
servers are the norm.
Though I do have a xammp stack installed now on my windows 8 VM, I
tend to use the free cloud servers when I need to run anything
not .net based.
I'll be toting along my Ubuntu laptop and my work laptop, as I haven't
gotten around to replacing my old laptop yet, and my desktop is a bit,
uh, big to travel with (and it'd be harder to tether if the interwebs
aren't reliable)
Around the back/front end debates, I don't have much preference. I
just tend to do what's needed to be done.
My javascript skillz are what they are and I'm always working to learn
more about things I don't get the opportunity to work with on a daily
basis. (like Node.js, totally interested in learning Node.js and
websockets)
Currently working on a private project where I'm learning Ruby by
creating a command line twitter client, and also debating forking an
exisiting GPL'd PhP project I'm interested in and creating a .NET
version with increased capabilities.
Oh, yeah, never done a hack before, so not too sure what to expect!
Add another one to the .NET stack.
Of course that all matters little when talking about web based
presentation. Just means I have less/no free cloud servers available
to run code on :(
I've played around with Ruby (without rails, GASP!), did PhP, MySql
and Java at University, and ended up working in industry where Windows
servers are the norm.
Though I do have a xammp stack installed now on my windows 8 VM, I
tend to use the free cloud servers when I need to run anything
not .net based.
I'll be toting along my Ubuntu laptop and my work laptop, as I haven't
gotten around to replacing my old laptop yet, and my desktop is a bit,
uh, big to travel with (and it'd be harder to tether if the interwebs
aren't reliable)
Around the back/front end debates, I don't have much preference. I
just tend to do what's needed to be done.
My javascript skillz are what they are and I'm always working to learn
more about things I don't get the opportunity to work with on a daily
basis. (like Node.js, totally interested in learning Node.js and
websockets)
Currently working on a private project where I'm learning Ruby by
creating a command line twitter client, and also debating forking an
exisiting GPL'd PhP project I'm interested in and creating a .NET
version with increased capabilities.
Oh, yeah, never done a hack before, so not too sure what to expect!
Andrew Waters
Mar 21, 2012, 7:55:39 AM3/21/12
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> My javascript skillz are what they are and I'm always working to learn
> more about things I don't get the opportunity to work with on a daily
> basis. (like Node.js, totally interested in learning Node.js and
> websockets)
> more about things I don't get the opportunity to work with on a daily
> basis. (like Node.js, totally interested in learning Node.js and
> websockets)
Bit O/T I know, but have you checked out DIBI Conference -Tom Hughes-Croucher will be doing a workshop on it if you're interested.
http://www.dibiconference.com/tom-hughes-croucher/
A
Dyana Rose
Mar 21, 2012, 7:59:17 AM3/21/12
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:) trying to get work to pay for it, but it's not quite in scope of our current work, yet.
We're completing on our first house next week, so very little extra cash floating about unfortunately. (or fortunately if you're into housing figures)
We're completing on our first house next week, so very little extra cash floating about unfortunately. (or fortunately if you're into housing figures)
zimady
Mar 24, 2012, 5:14:25 AM3/24/12
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A little late to this party but better late than never eh.
I'm Adrian and I tiptoe the fine lines between designer, artist and
developer. Over the past 15 odd years I've been a Graphic Designer,
Web Designer, Front End Developer, ActionScript Developer and a lot of
other stuff in between, mostly within below-the-line marketing
agencies. I'm good with the front end trio of HTML+CSS+JavaScript,
have written more than my fair share of ActionScript, I'm pretty
comfortable with PHP and have got my hands dirty with ASP (dunno which
flavours...I'm a front end guy mostly) and JSP. Over the past year
I've been playing around a lot with JavaScript and Processing, mostly
using them for visualisation and various digital art projects. My
strengths are user experience design, aesthetics and using code to
make things move.
Never attended a hack event. No idea what to expect. Looking forward
to it.
I'm Adrian and I tiptoe the fine lines between designer, artist and
developer. Over the past 15 odd years I've been a Graphic Designer,
Web Designer, Front End Developer, ActionScript Developer and a lot of
other stuff in between, mostly within below-the-line marketing
agencies. I'm good with the front end trio of HTML+CSS+JavaScript,
have written more than my fair share of ActionScript, I'm pretty
comfortable with PHP and have got my hands dirty with ASP (dunno which
flavours...I'm a front end guy mostly) and JSP. Over the past year
I've been playing around a lot with JavaScript and Processing, mostly
using them for visualisation and various digital art projects. My
strengths are user experience design, aesthetics and using code to
make things move.
Never attended a hack event. No idea what to expect. Looking forward
to it.
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