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Hi, I'm James Briggs, an Internet computer programmer/DBA in Silicon Valley. I've been programming for 20 years for companies like eBay, Cisco, Yahoo!, Apple, Amazon and startups.In my spare time I do Open Source programming and like flying airplanes, karate and studying Asian languages.
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Daily Archives: June 20, 2008
YAPC 2008 Chicago
Once again I attended the Yet Another Perl Conference (YAPC), and again it was at IIT in Chicago (same as in 2006.) Josh McAdams and his wife did a great job organizing the conference. YAPC is an affordable ($100 conference … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Open Source, Perl, Tech, Travel
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