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title: Fourteen hours to save the earth
teaser:
tags: fun
author: Matt Jankowski
published_on: 2007-12-07
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With our projects getting more and more complex and visually interesting, it's
time we enter a world we didn't think we'd enter - we're [hiring] a full time
flash developer.  The position can be based out of either our Boston or NYC
offices, and includes full benefits.  Some client interaction required.

[hiring]: https://thoughtbot.com/jobs

![''](http://images.thoughtbot.com/ui/2007-12-7-flash.jpg "Flash, I love you,
but we only have 14 hours to save the earth!")

Qualifications:

* Must have working knowledge of the history of the flash and it's philosophical
  underpinnings
* Must understand how to set the flash in a controller
* Must prefer symbols to strings as flash keys
* Must have considered implementing alternate storage mechanism for flash data
  unrelated to session storage
* Must understand when and why to use `#flash.now` instead of the regular
  `#flash`
* Must make consistent use of `assert_select` to test for the precise text that
  should be present in a page's HTML during `#flash.now` use

Extras:

* Send us a working example of an actual real world use case for either
  `#flash.keep` or `#flash.discard`
* Send us a transcript or summary of a lengthy internal monologue you'd have
  with yourself about how to best markup and style your flash-related HTML
  output
* Explain how you reacted when you realized using `id=flash` instead of
  `class=flash` was going to lead to invalid markup, and whether you corrected
  it or not
* Send in working code of your alternate flash data storage implementation
  (bonus points if this used S3)

We're looking to hire immediately, as our flash needs have grown tremendously in
the last month, and we're struggling to keep up with it.