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Webapp / Mashup Mentor
How can we empower our generation digitally?
Have Sam on your team if you want to work on some interesting projects and meet some interesting characters from the hacking/tech world and don't mind meeting up at 2am for a code jam and a beer.
Skills: C, JS, HTML, CSS and PHP.
Interested In: Python, Android Java, iOS
Linked In for more info: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/samuel-carlisle/20/ba/248
Bio: Electronic Engineer, Entrepreneur, Hacker, Inventor and Maker.
I have a confession to make, when I am making a prototype I will go begging to whatever programming language promises low-hanging fruit or whatever is fair game... when it is 3am and there is a deadline on to get a BETA out- welcome to the code 'chop shop of horrors'. Otherwise, when we have a specification set out and we have planned our time I will happily RTFM and program the 'good way'.
http://www.samthetechie.com/
http://sukey.org/
@samthetechie is currently mentoring @moskvax and @johtso our code is ending up over here: https://github.com/organizations/Snarl