Comments on: Francis Wu joins Standoutjobs; and thoughts about web design in Montreal http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/ Technology and Innovation news in Montreal Fri, 11 May 2012 12:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: stephdau http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3435 stephdau Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:13:19 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3435 @Heri: I would have loved to attend tonight's BarCamp @ Laika, but I have to alpha parent while my wife's at work... :( Soon, very soon... @Heri: I would have loved to attend tonight’s BarCamp @ Laika, but I have to alpha parent while my wife’s at work… :(

Soon, very soon…

]]> By: Heri http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3434 Heri Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:09:02 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3434 I forgot about this lively discussion but thanx stephdau hope you will come at the next blitzweekend. barcampcanada1 will be a hit too I forgot about this lively discussion but thanx stephdau

hope you will come at the next blitzweekend. barcampcanada1 will be a hit too

]]> By: stephdau http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3273 stephdau Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:13:33 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3273 Well, RoR is child's play (in the best possible sense, not the pejorative one), but if you want to get him started with programming, Scratch is a nice way to go: http://scratch.mit.edu/ PS: I can't help but we're hijacking Heri's comments. :p You can find my a link to my FB account here if you want to: http://tekartist.org/more/ (bottom). Well, RoR is child’s play (in the best possible sense, not the pejorative one), but if you want to get him started with programming, Scratch is a nice way to go: http://scratch.mit.edu/

PS: I can’t help but we’re hijacking Heri’s comments. :p

You can find my a link to my FB account here if you want to: http://tekartist.org/more/ (bottom).

]]> By: Warren Wilansky http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3272 Warren Wilansky Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:26:32 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3272 Such a lively discussion! I'm just going to say, I'm very happy that Stephane is joining our team. He's that perfect addition we have been looking for. Such a lively discussion! I’m just going to say, I’m very happy that Stephane is joining our team. He’s that perfect addition we have been looking for.

]]> By: web design » Francis Wu joins Standoutjobs; and thoughts about web design in ... http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3271 web design » Francis Wu joins Standoutjobs; and thoughts about web design in ... Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:00:46 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3271 [...] karlyboy3000 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptNow, to make the transition, he wrote in the same post his own guide for web design, which I welcome, because I have been thinking web designers should step up in Montreal. If web development and getting a website to work is a … [...] [...] karlyboy3000 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptNow, to make the transition, he wrote in the same post his own guide for web design, which I welcome, because I have been thinking web designers should step up in Montreal. If web development and getting a website to work is a … [...]

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3268 Ben Yoskovitz Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:06:10 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3268 Steph - sure. I'm already teaching my 3 year old son Ruby on Rails ... I figure he'll be up to speed before we find someone to join our team (hint, hint people...) Steph – sure. I’m already teaching my 3 year old son Ruby on Rails … I figure he’ll be up to speed before we find someone to join our team (hint, hint people…)

]]> By: stephdau http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3254 stephdau Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:27:26 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3254 Ben: re:kids: I''l be sure to bring them in as... uh, consultants? ;p Ben: re:kids: I”l be sure to bring them in as… uh, consultants? ;p

]]> By: Francis Wu Joins Standout Jobs as Web / CSS Designer » StandoutJobs.com http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3253 Francis Wu Joins Standout Jobs as Web / CSS Designer » StandoutJobs.com Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:01:36 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3253 [...] a bit late in announcing this (having been “scooped” by Heri at MontrealTechWatch), but nonetheless we’re very pleased to announce that Francis Wu is joining the Standout Jobs [...] [...] a bit late in announcing this (having been “scooped” by Heri at MontrealTechWatch), but nonetheless we’re very pleased to announce that Francis Wu is joining the Standout Jobs [...]

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3252 Ben Yoskovitz Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:51:43 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3252 You might be the first one at Plank with kids...Make sure they run around that office on a regular basis and wreak havoc! I wish you the best of luck at Plank, and I'm glad that Warren's video with us had some amount of impact. Even if it just piqued your interest a bit, that's precisely what it's meant to do - find the passive candidate, attract them to a company (whether the job in the video is the right one or not) and give candidates the chance to reach back to companies with more information in their pockets. You might be the first one at Plank with kids…Make sure they run around that office on a regular basis and wreak havoc!

I wish you the best of luck at Plank, and I’m glad that Warren’s video with us had some amount of impact. Even if it just piqued your interest a bit, that’s precisely what it’s meant to do – find the passive candidate, attract them to a company (whether the job in the video is the right one or not) and give candidates the chance to reach back to companies with more information in their pockets.

]]> By: stephdau http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3240 stephdau Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:42:45 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/10/02/francis-wu-joins-standoutjobs-and-thoughts-about-web-design-in-montreal/#comment-3240 Ben: Thanks. Couldn't be more excited. re: involvement: I don't want to speak for Warren, but he seems to be quite a passionate and dedicated man, which has a tendency to lead to great horizons and a full calendar. ;) On the other hand, I will soon be hoping to bring the my share of the Plank variable to the great Montreal equation through my own involvement. Although I started my web dev career in Montreal in the *early days* (~94, probably in the first 100 clients of Austin Hill's Infobahnos), after 5 years in Vancouver then 5 at McGill, I've only recently rediscovered the vibrant Montreal crowd, thanks again mostly to Montreal Tech Watch. That's what I've always loved about Mtl. A great big city, with the conviviality of a small village, and all the great social ramification that this implies. So although being the happy dad of 3 wonderful boys keeps me busy outside of work too, I'm definitely looking forward to involving myself in the great events and projects that notre belle ville has to offer. And if I gauge by what I see on the web (blogs/FB/etc), I'm in for a treat, because there some tremendous people and projects to collaborate with. You guys are making it easy to want to. :) Ben: Thanks. Couldn’t be more excited.

re: involvement: I don’t want to speak for Warren, but he seems to be quite a passionate and dedicated man, which has a tendency to lead to great horizons and a full calendar. ;)

On the other hand, I will soon be hoping to bring the my share of the Plank variable to the great Montreal equation through my own involvement.

Although I started my web dev career in Montreal in the *early days* (~94, probably in the first 100 clients of Austin Hill’s Infobahnos), after 5 years in Vancouver then 5 at McGill, I’ve only recently rediscovered the vibrant Montreal crowd, thanks again mostly to Montreal Tech Watch.

That’s what I’ve always loved about Mtl. A great big city, with the conviviality of a small village, and all the great social ramification that this implies.

So although being the happy dad of 3 wonderful boys keeps me busy outside of work too, I’m definitely looking forward to involving myself in the great events and projects that notre belle ville has to offer.

And if I gauge by what I see on the web (blogs/FB/etc), I’m in for a treat, because there some tremendous people and projects to collaborate with. You guys are making it easy to want to. :)

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