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Getting a Japanese Visa for a Programming Job with an English Major 12 Jan 2013 | 07:55 am
I occasionally get questions about being a developer in Japan from readers of this blog, and recently got an interesting one: I’m looking for a web development job in Tokyo. I majored in English, and...
Pair Programming Event a Success 22 Oct 2012 | 08:50 am
The first pair programming event of Tokyo Rubyist Meetup went event better than I expected it to. The event was hosted at HatchUp’s TechBuzz space, and started with an introduction to pair programming...
A Horrifying User Experience 8 Oct 2012 | 01:46 pm
After years of living in a cramped Tokyo apartment, I’m going to move to a slightly more spacious one. Finding an apartment went smoother than I could have imagined, and in half-a-day, I had found a n...
Job Posting: Entry Level Web Developer Wanted 28 Sep 2012 | 06:13 am
The other day I was contacted by a member of AIST, who was looking for advice on where to post a job offer for an English-speaking web developer in Tokyo. The position itself doesn’t require previous ...
A Proposal for the Translation of RubyKaigi 18 Sep 2012 | 09:38 am
RubyKaigi and more recently Sapporo Ruby Kaigi have been providing realtime translation services. The way this has worked is that volunteers listen to the speakers presentation, and simultaneously tra...
Memories of Sapporo Ruby Kaigi 2012 (#sprk2012) 17 Sep 2012 | 07:30 am
I’m writing this from the Starbucks in the Sapporo Grand Hotel. When I arrived, there was already another Rubyist here. Five minutes before, I met another one walking down the street. Last night, I we...