Good times for AJAX programmers
Under the header “AJAX: Revolution or hype-fest?” Sitepoint has a small write-up on AJAX in this weeks newsletter from which i cull this interesting quote:
Without giving too much away, our meeting with O’Reilly revealed
that technical book publishers are targetting AJAX as the hot
topic for the end of this year, with no less than six separate
book titles planned for release in the coming months from
various publishers.
That’s six books people. So what’s an AJAX programmer anyway? Actually having experience building an app that uses XMLHTTPRequest counts of course but if you know your way around the DOM with JS, have a reasonable knowledge of CSS and XML and you know how to build a basic proxy in one or more programming languages (preferably PHP and… Ruby?) you should have all the bagage you need to get started.
September 30th, 2005 at 02:43
However people define an AJAX programmer, an AJAX programmer is what I need. Better than that, I am looking for an AJAX Innovator. If you know of anyone great, please forward this job announcement.
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JOB TITLE: AJAX Innovator
LOCATION: Mountain View, CA
DESCRIPTION:
Want to transform the world of search? We are seeking a highly-motivated software developer to lead web applications development. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial software engineer with startup experience who feels passionately about making software highly usable. You would feel right at home with us if you believe creating great web applications requires “getting into the mind and heart of the user”.
Headquartered in Mountain View, we are privately held and VC-backed.
REQUIRED TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:
* Java Servlet/JSP or equivalent
* Web application experience (HTML, AJAX, DHTML, JavaScript, JSP)
* Relational database experience (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres SQL, DB2)
* Persistence layer experience (e.g. Hibernate)
* Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
* Full product lifecycle
* Natural Language Processing (NLP) and/or Search experience a plus
QUALIFICATIONS:
* BS or higher in Computer Science
* 3-5 years of software engineering experience
* Outstanding communication and teamwork skills
* Passion for broad areas of science, technology, and innovation
* Startup experience
* High degree of integrity, passion and drive
Send resume and cover letter to jobs@darthdex.com with subject line “AJAX Innovator”. US work authorization required.
KEYWORDS:
o Search Engine / Search Engines
o Internet Search
o Web Applications Engineer
o Software Developer
o User Interface
o Human Computer Interaction (HCI)