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Raincity Studios' China vision is taking shape with the inaugural meet-up of the Shanghai Drupal User's Group.

The Raincity Studios Shanghai squad and friends at Shanghai PHP user group rallied together to sponsor the "SDUG" event. This afternoon-long event, at The Net Circle's hip office, featured experienced speakers and peer interaction for over 60 people this past Saturday, January 26th, 2008.

While we toiled here on eastern edge of the ocean, our new colleague Charlotte took studious notes to recreate an agenda of learning and interactions.

Scales took some snaps as well so check out Shanghai Drupal Users Groups.

Dave Olson and I were discussing the recent Sun purchase of MySQL.

MySQL is a staple of the OS developers toolkit. With the announced MySQL acquisition by Sun, Wednesday Jan 16, 2008, for a billion bucks, I can't help but wonder, "What will this mean for developers (like me) using MySQL?"

Attention:

Raincity Studios is seeking an experienced Web Designer to perform work on a contractual basis. Applicant should have a sizable portfolio of their professional design work available for immediate review.

Details:

Two Positions available:
* Web Designer
* Web Designer/Developer

Web Designer Qualifications include:
* a flawless understanding of branding and design for dynamic, interaction-driven websites and web applications
* Familiarity with current and upcoming web design trends
* Creativity and problem-solving abilities a must

It has been one hell of a year for me. I can remember the first day I walked into the Raincity Studios office last January (soaking wet from Vancouver rain.. who would of thought?) and sitting down with the production team (which consisted of just Erik and Mark at the time) to get my first Drupal task as their new intern.

I began working with simple snippets to help the Drupal themer's do the tasks they required. This started off as an easy position for me, displaying a certain node type by a certain role on a page, or to create next and previous buttons on image galleries from the image module. Doing these tasks showed me the Drupal world that I love today and made me see how easy Drupal can be.