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Brian Tatnall
Software Engineer, Stark Investments

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Brian Tatnall is a software developer with Obtiva Corporation where he is actively working with Rails and Spring. He has been designing and building e-commerce solutions for several years. His areas of professional interest include web application frameworks, test driven development, agile practices and security.

Sessions

11:35am Friday, 07/25/2008

Apprenticeships on Open Source

Programming
Location: D138

Dave Hoover (Obtiva), Brian Tatnall (Stark Investments)

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Apprenticeship programs offer opportunities to learn and innovate in the context of real-world projects under the supervision of experienced journeymen. We will review the aspects of Open Source Software (OSS) that helped jump-start Obtiva's apprenticeship program, such as market demand, active communities, low cost, hackable source, and opportunities for public contribution. Read more.