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Go Egypt Go!

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:03:32 GMT

How can we all experience together the final stand-off game between Egypt and Algeria for the WorldCup 2010 qualifiers, without having to be in the same room?

Just one of the many thoughts we usually muse about during our lunchtime discussions. But this time we decided to do something about it. And so came the idea of creating a page where all tweets regarding the game will be aggregated. Four hours later it was done. Just use the tags #Egypt, #Algeria, #Egyptmatch, and #Sudan in your tweets and keep www.egyptweets.com open throughout the game and afterwards!

So, as all eyes are directed towards Khartoum, all hearts direct to the heavens with their hopes and dreams, direct your browsers to egyptweets.com!

May the best team (a.k.a. Egypt) win!

Web Developers Needed

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:56:09 GMT

Organization, meticulousness, an ability to envision what you are creating from scratch and to be accommodating: to us, a strong web developer should have all those qualities. A web developer is the core of the website construction process, and as such has to be up to the task at hand and has to realize that all the subsequent steps of design and content creation depend on the developer's ability to realize his/her vision. We are seeking dedicated web developers that find that they fit this description and have the spirit needed to bring out the bets of our creations and his/her own. If you are interested, send your CV at HR@eSpace.com.eg with subject title "Junior Web Developer" .

Technical skills:

Web development using Ruby on Rails.

For more vacancies available check eSpace Careers Page.

Podcast Now on iTunes

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:29:21 GMT

You can now find our podcast in the iTunes store. Click here to view our podcast channel and to subscribe. Please note that you need to have iTunes to view this item; you can download iTunes for free here.

eSpace Talks: Tune in to Our First Podcast

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:50:28 GMT

Web 2.0 is an amazing thing; people everywhere partake in the miracle of communication to share knowledge, ideas, and fun. In the world of blogging and podcasting, no little piece of knowledge is kept secret and anyone with a question is almost certain to find an answer. Which is why it is sad that with so much free access to delivering and obtain knowledge, Arabic content is quite scarce.

eSpace's Coverage of RubyKaigi in Rails Magazine!

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:42:55 GMT

Software developers or reporters?

Both and more! Seems like eSpace is becoming at the core of events in the Ruby on Rails community, as Muhammad Ali, our CTO, and Ehab El-Badry, our COO, report to Rails Magazine about their trip to RubyKaigi. Not only did they give a full exclusive coverage of the event, but they also conducted a couple of interviews there with Yukihiro Matsumoto, Ruby's chief designer, and Koichi Sasada, the creator and maintainer of YARV. You can read the digital issue here, and be sure to drop a line if you think our staff has any blooming writing talent!

Because We Know That Open Source Matters

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:02:16 GMT

From the 1^st to the 15^th of September, The Faculty of Engineering at Alexandria University stands witness to a celebration and acknowledgement of the virtues of Free Open Source Software (FOSS) as the University works its way towards the Software Freedom Day . The tribute that was established in 2004 now has over a thousand following teams in over 90 countries across the globe and is sponsored by some of the biggest names in software and web development.

NeverBlock at Ruby Kaigi

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:07:50 GMT

Check out our presenation from Ruby Kaigi! In the first few minutes you'll be hearing our COO, Ehab El-Badry, introducing the company, the topic and our CTO - all in Japanese! Don't feel lost though; after the introduction, our CTO, Muhammad Ali, presents his session on NeverBlock in English. Enjoy!

You can find the rest of the Ruby Kaigi videos here.

Web 3.0: The Semantic Web

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:44:50 GMT

eSpace's Hatem Mahmoud's presentation at ITW 2009 has received accolades from those attending the conference and later on when it was posted online. Be sure to take a look:

eSpace in Ruby's Homeland

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:37:18 GMT

eSpace will be paying tribute to Ruby in its homeland, Japan, during Ruby Kaigi 2009 from the 17th to the 19th of July. eSpace's CTO, Muhammad Ali, will be the first Arab speaker in the annual conference that aims to bring Rubyists together for the sake of discussions and networking.

ArabTechies CodeSprint: A New Fruitful Community Initiative

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:06:40 GMT

Last week, ArabTechies has taken the enhancement of Arab users online experience one step further. ArabTechies is the first community to bring together Arab people interested in technology - regardless of their technical background – for real life meeting and discussions through which they could share experiences and learn from each other. The barely half year old community has finally begun to show the fruits of its labor with the release of 10 open source projects that were the product of the community's Codesprint that took place from the 20^th to the 23^rd of May 2009.