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I'm Steve.  I'm a programmer from Rochester, NY.  I graduated from [Rochester Institute of Technology][] in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in [Computer Science][].

I'm currently most interested in rapid web development, version control, and artificial intelligence.  I'm open to both freelance and full-time work.

If you'd *really* like to get to know me you should look at the [projects][] and [blog posts][] I've written, or cut to the chase and look at my [code][].

[Rochester Institute of Technology]: http://rit.edu/
[Computer Science]: http://www.cs.rit.edu/
[projects]: /projects/
[blog posts]: /blog/
[code]: http://bitbucket.org/sjl/

## Skills & Interests

I'm passionate about programming.  It may sound odd, but there are aspects of programming that I find beautiful (in every sense of the word).

### Languages

My favorite programming language at the moment is [Python][].  It's elegant, readable, powerful, and makes it easy to *get things done*.

I've also had experience with [Java][], [C][], [C++][], [Lisp][], [SQL][] and [PL/SQL][], [JavaScript][], [Groovy][], and [bash scripting][].  I'm familiar with a number of markup and templating languages, including [XHTML][], [XML][], [CSS][], [JSON][], [Markdown][], [Django][]'s template system, and [Jinja2][].

In my free time I'm working on learning [R][].

[Python]: http://www.python.org/
[Java]: http://java.sun.com/
[C]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)
[C++]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B
[Lisp]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language)
[SQL]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL
[PL/SQL]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL/SQL
[JavaScript]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript
[Groovy]: http://groovy.codehaus.org/
[bash scripting]: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
[XHTML]: http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/
[XML]: http://www.w3.org/XML/
[CSS]: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS/
[JSON]: http://www.json.org/
[Markdown]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/
[Jinja2]: http://jinja.pocoo.org/2/
[R]: http://www.r-project.org/

### Web Development

For web development I gravitate toward the [Django][] framework.  Django bills itself as "The Web framework for professionals with deadlines" and this strikes a chord with me.

I've used the [CherryPy][] framework for smaller (but still dynamic) projects that don't need the additional functionality of Django.

I hate writing repetitive, difficult-to-maintain code.  Even when writing completely static websites I prefer to take advantage of templating languages.  To do that I use [Hyde][] and [Blatter][], both of which generate static HTML from templates.

I've used several CSS frameworks including [Blueprint][], [Tripoli][] and [aardvark legs][].  Of these I now prefer aardvark legs because it makes setting up a beautiful vertical rhythm simple and doesn't impose itself on the horizontal layout.

When writing [JavaScript][] I use [jQuery][] to eliminate a lot of the tediousness and create elegant code.

[Django]: http://www.djangoproject.com/
[CherryPy]: http://www.cherrypy.org/
[Blueprint]: http://www.blueprintcss.org/
[Tripoli]: http://devkick.com/lab/tripoli/
[aardvark legs]: http://fecklessmind.com/2009/01/20/aardvark-css-framework/
[Hyde]: http://github.com/lakshmivyas/hyde
[Blatter]: http://bitbucket.org/jek/blatter/
[jQuery]: http://jquery.com/

### Version Control

I believe version control is essential for a project of almost any size, and lately the concepts behind it have captured my interest.

In my personal work I use [Mercurial][] (usually with [BitBucket][]).  I've [contributed][] several minor patches to the Mercurial core and written two extensions: [hg-prompt][] and [hg-paste][].

I know my way around [Subversion][], [CVS][], and [git][] as well.

[Mercurial]: http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/
[BitBucket]: http://bitbucket.org/
[Subversion]: http://subversion.tigris.org/
[CVS]: http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
[git]: http://git-scm.com/
[contributed]: http://selenic.com/repo/hg/log?rev=Steve+Losh
[hg-prompt]: /projects/hg-prompt/
[hg-paste]: /projects/hg-paste/

### How I Work

For my personal work I use [Mac OS X][].  I'm comfortable in [Linux][] and can deal with [Windows][] (though I don't enjoy it).

I use [TextMate][] and [vim][] for coding, [CSSEdit][] when designing, [Mercurial][] for version control, [t][] to manage my personal tasks, and deploy through [SSH][] with [fabric][].

[Mac OS X]: http://www.apple.com/macosx/
[TextMate]: http://macromates.com/
[SSH]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell
[fabric]: http://www.nongnu.org/fab/
[Linux]: http://www.linux.org/
[Windows]: http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS/
[vim]: http://www.vim.org/
[CSSEdit]: http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/
[t]: /projects/t/

## Personal Projects

You can find some of my pet projects on the [projects][] page.

Lately I've been working on a few new things that aren't quite ready for general use, but are getting close:

* [hg-review][]: a code-review extension for Mercurial.
* [LindyHub][]: a site like BitBucket or GitHub for dancers.
* [hg-letterpress][]: a new theme for [Mercurial][]'s hgweb system.
* [tinpan][]: a language-agnostic, vcs-agnostic continuous integration system.

[hg-review]: http://bitbucket.org/sjl/hg-review/
[LindyHub]: http://test.lindyhub.com/
[hg-letterpress]: http://hg.stevelosh.com/hg-letterpress/
[tinpan]: http://bitbucket.org/sjl/tinpan/

## Full-Time Work Experience

I completed two six-month [co-ops][] while at [RIT][].  Since I graduated I've worked full time for about a year.

[co-ops]: https://www.rit.edu/about/coop_careers.html
[RIT]: http://rit.edu/

### Software Engineer at [PAETEC][]

*Fairport, NY from June 2008 to the present.*

At [PAETEC][] I contribute to a number of projects.  I maintain and implement new features for web applications in [Java][] using the [Oracle E-Business Suite][] and work on underlying [SQL][] and [PL/SQL][] code for our databases.

[PAETEC]: http://paetec.com/
[Oracle E-Business Suite]: http://www.oracle.com/applications/e-business-suite.html

### Data Architecture Co-op at [Excellus BlueCross BlueShield][]

*Rochester, NY from June 2007 to November 2007.*

At [Excellus][] I developed software in [Java][] to interact with and manage databases of customer and provider information stored on a mainframe.  I also created and updated [JUnit][] and [Jemmy][] tests for this software.

[Excellus BlueCross BlueShield]: https://www.excellusbcbs.com/
[Excellus]: https://www.excellusbcbs.com/
[JUnit]: http://www.junit.org/
[Jemmy]: http://jemmy.dev.java.net/

### Managed Services Programmer at [RightNow Technologies][]

*Pittsford, NY from June 2006 to November 2006.*

During my co-op at [RightNow][] I developed a set of tools to test the effectiveness of voice-automated telephone systems.  These tools were written in a combination of [bash scripting][] and [Python][].  I assisted in generating statistics about the effectiveness of these systems for customers.

[RightNow Technologies]: http://www.rightnow.com/
[RightNow]: http://www.rightnow.com/

## Contact Me

If you'd like to get in touch with me, you can use any method you like.

My **email address** is: <steve@stevelosh.com>  
My **phone number** is: (570) 417-1392  
My **skype username** is: steve.losh  
My **mailing address** is: 150 Park Avenue, Apartment 7, Rochester, NY 14607

You can also find me on [Twitter][], [Flickr][], [BitBucket][], [GitHub][], [BrightKite][], or [DjangoPeople][].

[Twitter]: http://twitter.com/stevelosh/
[Flickr]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjl7678/
[BitBucket]: http://bitbucket.org/sjl/
[GitHub]: http://github.com/sjl/
[BrightKite]: http://brightkite.com/people/stevelosh/
[DjangoPeople]: http://djangopeople.net/stevelosh/

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