Episode 27: Artisan Database Administration

This episode marks a return, both for special guest Selena Deckelmann, and our special hand-made artisan podcasting. Know that this episode was made with locally-sourced bytes, harvested with care and respect for the Earth. We talk with Selena about working at Mozilla, her switch to Linux on the desktop, and how marketing is weightier than merit in determining a product’s success. This episode’s super-special sponsor is EasyBib! They are looking for junior and senior PHP devs to work on their awesome academic web app. Check out the job description and email stuff to [email protected]. As always, thank you to our awesome sponsors at Engine Yard and Wonder Network for providing cashmoney and bandwidth for our live stream, respectively. Rate us on iTunes here Follow us on Twitter here. Like us on Facebook here Listen Download now (MP3, 33.2MB, 1:14:08) Links and Notes Selena Deckelmann XHGui Ed’s old gig at Purdue Homebrew MacPorts Fink Vagrant Standards, Soapboxes, and Shamans Bitkeeper Wikipedia page with history of usage on Linux kernel dev The Grumpy Programmer’s Guide To Building Testable PHP Applications Deadwood’s Favorite Word How Big Corporations Play The Open Source Game Henrik Ingo on Twitter Actual Facebook Graph Searches Yii Framework Selena’s curry recipe