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Various Programming Roles

September 27, 2011 in Jobs

Location: Gateshead
Job type: Permanent

Competitive salaries depending on experience


Senior Game Play Programmer

We are looking for a Senior Game Play Programmer to work on an Unreal engine 3 title. Applicants should have practical knowledge and experience with 3D math, as well as solid knowledge of 3D programming techniques, strong C++ and software engineering skills. Experience within the games industry is essential, preferably with 1 published title. Unreal experience on a published title is desirable.


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PHP North-East May – Making the Git Happier

May 11, 2011 in Events

Date: 17 May 2011, 6 pm
Venue: The Town Wall Public House
Pink Lane, NE1 5HX, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Cost: Free

The fourth PHP North-East community meeting, which this month is taking place in the Cinema Room in the basement of The Town Wall public house.

The meeting is free and open to all. For more information about PHP North-East, you can join their Google Group and follow the group on Twitter to get the latest news.

This month’s event features a talk from Jon Park of happie.st, your social motivation network to explore, create and share in life’s happiest experiences.

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Definition: Bytecode

April 27, 2011 in Micro-Bites

Definition

Definition

Bytecode – Programming code that, once compiled, is run through a virtual machine instead of the computer’s processor. By using this approach, source code can be run on any platform once it has been compiled and run through the virtual machine.

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Quote

July 8, 2010 in Micro-Bites

Quote

Quote

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
~ Rick Cook