[rules-users] Do you love to play Magic The Gathering? (Renton, WA) (Job Posting)

[James Owen]

Greg:

As a point of interest, I checked and the first three requirements are  
set in concrete.  As are the other requirements.

This is much like companies who want a rulebase guru AND accredited  
DBA AND Unix guru AND Web Applications guru AND ...  Well, then list  
just goes on and on.  This is the list of items given to HR as  
"probably has" and gets interpreted as "must have" qualities and skills.

On the other hand, considering all of the programmers in the world  
today, and using set theory, the probability of finding a match is  
pretty good.  BUT, would that person want to work for Magic?  The 3rd  
one is the catch:  Pro Tour player or Magic Judge.  Now, would this  
person put their tour on hold to go work on rules for Magic?  This  
means that they probably would not be qualified to play any more since  
they are now part of the "inner circle" of Magic.

SDG
jco
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And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man."
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On Aug 9, 2009, at 2:30 AM, Greg Barton wrote:

>
> Hey, I've got a first edition magic deck in a box somewhere.  Maybe  
> I should dust it off and apply. :P
>
> I'd be interested to see if they find someone qualified, especially  
> given the first three requirements. (Essentially, an expert in the  
> game and an active user of their game site.)  The req is the  
> intersection of some small sets: (Active user or their site)^(pro  
> level player of their game)^(experienced rules developer/ 
> architect)^(available to work part time)
>
> Good luck to them. :)
>
> --- On Fri, 8/7/09, Mark Proctor <mproctor at codehaus.org> wrote:
>
>> From: Mark Proctor <mproctor at codehaus.org>
>> Subject: [rules-users] Do you love to play Magic The Gathering?  
>> (Renton, WA) (Job Posting)
>> To: "Rules Users List" <rules-users at lists.jboss.org>, "Rules Dev  
>> List" <rules-dev at lists.jboss.org>
>> Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 10:59 AM
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://blog.athico.com/2009/08/do-you-love-to-play-magic-gathering.html
>>
>> This came up in my google alerts today, and applying
>> Drools to
>> computer games is something I've always wanted to see
>> happen :) If
>> anyone gets the contract, you can be sure the Drools team
>> will be
>> available to you for direct free mentoring - actually I
>> insist on it :)
>>
>>
>> Do
>> you love to play Magic The Gathering? (Renton, WA)
>> http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/sof/1309824161.html
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: 2009-08-06, 4:44PM PDT
>>
>> Reply to: job-vtfwu-1309824161 at craigslist.org
>> [Errors when replying to ads?]
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you love to play Magic The Gathering and have experience
>> with
>> technology?
>>
>>
>>
>> We
>> are looking for a consultant to provide an initial
>> assessment of the
>> applicability of rules and constraint based programming to
>> the on-line
>> version of the game Magic: The Gathering.
>>
>>
>>
>> The initial engagement is for one to two weeks and the bulk
>> of the work
>> can be done remotely with flexible hours.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mandatory qualifications are as follows:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. At least 3 years of Magic: The Gathering play
>> experience.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. Active user of Magic: The Gathering Online
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. A Pro Tour Level Player or certified Magic Judge
>>
>>
>>
>> 4. At least 3 years of rule based programming experience in
>> at least
>> two of the following tools:
>>
>> a)Eclipse Rules/ Oracle Policy Automation
>>
>> b)Clips
>>
>> c)Jess
>>
>> d)Corticon Rules
>>
>> e)BizTalk Rules
>>
>> f)JBoss Rules
>>
>> g)Art Enterprise
>>
>> h)OPS 83
>>
>> i)ILog/IBM Rules
>>
>>
>>
>> 5. A theoretical understanding of the Rete algorithm and
>> other rule
>> processing optimizations
>>
>>
>>
>> 6. Experience with all of the following:
>>
>> a)Natural or domain language rule expression
>>
>> b)Programming language rule expression
>>
>> c)Visual rule editing and diagramming
>>
>>
>>
>> Most
>> of the work can be done remotely, however some on-site
>> meetings will be
>> required. Estimate of 20-80 hours of total work over two
>> weeks, could
>> be an on-going need if you like the work
>>
>>
>>
>> If you are interested in applying, please send me your
>> current word.doc
>> resume and let me know a good time to give you a call.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> * Location: Renton, WA
>>
>> * Compensation: Competitive
>>
>> * Telecommuting is ok.
>>
>> * This is a part-time job.
>>
>> * This is a contract job.
>>
>> * Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact
>> this job poster.
>>
>> * Please, no phone calls about this job!
>>
>> * Please do not contact job poster about other services,
>> products or
>> commercial interests.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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