Re: Developer Wanted for Automated Home website

[Stuart Grimshaw <stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Does no-one know anubody who might be interested in taking on this
role? It would be great experience for a young developer, and a high
traffic site to put on their CV.

On 7/30/05, Stuart Grimshaw <stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> As some of you may know I am the developer for
> www.automatedhome.co.uk, and I've looked after the site for a good few
> years with Mark, and the rest of the guys that regularly contribute
> code & articles.
>
> I need to take a step back from the coal face as it were for a few
> months, but obviously development of the site can't stop :-) So I'm
> looking for someone to take on a kind of Junior Developer role, where
> I will be your mentor, helping you develop both the site and your
> skills.
>
> You'll need to know PHP & SQL (we use mysql as our db server), any
> HTML, CSS or AJAX would be a bonus, but not essential, you can pick
> that up as you work.
>
> I'm a Senior Developer at a leading UK eCommerce site with over 10
> years commercial experience in various environments and I've got a
> wealth of experience working for good "customers" like Mark
& Li, to
> some real stinkers which I'm more than happy to share.
>
> Most of the jobs that need doing are small to medium sized and
> shouldn't really take up too much of your time, but there is the odd
> job that's a bit bigger.
>
> I think the work will suit a student looking to gain some experience
> outside of the sterile environment of the computer lab. An interest in
> HA isn't essential by any means, but it'd probably help :-)
>
> I should point out right from the start that there is no money
> involved in this, it's not like Google's Summer of Code where people
> are paid to be mentored, but hopefully your enthuisiam for helping out
> the UK's HA community will more than make up for that, and it will be
> something good to put on your CV.
>
> If you'd like to apply, or know someone that you think may be
> interested, send a quick CV type document, outlining any experience
> you have and what kind of course you're doing, to me and we'll take it
> from there ...
>
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