<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Linuxers,</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">I am very excited to introduce you to </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">"Passionate Web Developer"</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">:</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"><selfpromotion></span><br>
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">12 weeks of intensive group learning, including personal mentoring, targeting immediate employment.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">No prior knowledge is required (a technological background or any programming experience is a plus).</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We learn the essence of programming through puzzles, exercises and more exercises.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We practice </span><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">telecommunication </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">from semaphore flags, through HTTP to web sockets. We understand </span><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">data </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">from bits to ascii, </span><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">information </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">from JSON to protobuffs, and extract </span><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">knowledge </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">via mapreduce and A/B testing.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We deeply cover Python, Google App Engine, (and probably Django too), and explore Javascript and jQuery (and maybe AngularJS).</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The non-course mantra is Extreme Programming: most work is done in pairs, all exercises are handed via git and auto tested, feedback and progress is monitored via an issue tracking system.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We'll meet and learn about actual software developers and start-ups, from small freelancers to industry giants.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">And more! :-)</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pilot/beta group starts December 17, 2012 with 4 students. (News flash! it might extend to 6!)</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;margin-left:15px;font-family:Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More info can be found here: </span><a href="http://www.10x.org.il/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.10x.org.il</span></a></li>
</ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></selfpromotion></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"><tldr></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">So, what I am actually doing, is trying to find </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">talented, smart and smiling individuals,</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"> that have about zero programming knowledge, and give them a huge boost, while they work and study as hard as they can through tons of exercises and projects, and matching them with select start-ups and firms.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">But I need your help.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">First, I am looking for the best candidates.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">She/He should want to turn into a butterfly a web developer, and would invest the required effort.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">The learning is intensive - so he needs to be available. </span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">If you know someone returning from a trip around the world, somebody that just finished studying but can't find a job, or someone that wants to do the switch into development, please tell him about </span><a href="http://10x.org.il/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">10x.org.il</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"> .</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">As while he is nice and he is eager to learn, I will be able to give him the push forward.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Secondly, I am looking for great software houses to accommodate these junior developers.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">The perfect company should have a good working atmosphere, nice team, a good product and be software development savvy.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">If your workplace is expanding, because your business is doing good, and instead of 5 developers, now you need 10, but you can't find them anywhere - you can stop banging your head against the wall - we might be your solution.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">The training is focused on real world problems: For example, pair programming is one of our mantras, exercises are handed via git and tested via automatic testing tools. </span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">We deeply cover Python, GAE and Django, but also explore front-end lands, wetting our hands in javascript, jQuery and new HTML5 features.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">But the best part lies somewhere else: Those willing to hire our graduates, will be able to take a part in the training itself by suggesting our students what to learn and which projects to build. Basically, this allows you to get a developer already familiar with your technologies, and ready to join your expanding team without struggling through teaching him the basics of programming and the web.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">To conclude: Send me great guys and girls, I'll return them to you three months later with experience and knowledge that will make you drop your jaws.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">That's it, our humble contribution is a providing a small greenhouse with tons of wonderful things, a place to plant your seeds, and we will provide you back gentle seedlings, ready to grow for a long long time in your plot.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">Cool?</span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></tldr></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">Please do call me directly for any questions or for more information: 050-5882388</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">Thanks,</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">Udi</span><br><a href="http://www.10x.org.il/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">www.10x.org.il</span></a><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"><a href="mailto:udi@10x.org.il" target="_blank">udi@10x.org.il</a></span></b></div></div>