News and events

Jun 18 
2015
Jun 1 
2015
Events, News

Goodbye Cyberspace, Hello Code/Space at the 2015 BC Library Association Conference

Every year the BC Library Association gathers its members together to discuss the evolving role libraries play in our cities and communities across BC. This year, I was honoured to receive an invitation to speak at the annual conference. I’ve always been a big fan of libraries – from a child who visited regularly, to […]

Apr 17 
2015
Events, News

We’ve been running the Sun Run for over 16 years.

The Vancouver Sun Run is one of OpenRoad’s longest-standing employee events: we’ve been running it since 1999! This Sunday will be our 16th year participating in the popular 10-kilometre race run. Post-Sun Run, 1999. Nice shorts, Gord! Since the acquisition of design agency Mod7 in 2013, our T-shirt logos received a big upgrade. We revealed our first […]

Mar 16 
2015
News

Beyond competency tests and riddles: hiring people with real-world skills

The topic of hiring is frequently discussed in the tech community. It’s a seller’s market, where talent is in top demand. It’s also a position of great responsibility where someone who’s mediocre can become an albatross on the team’s neck. Stories are common about days-long interviews with multiple rounds meeting different groups of people. When […]

Feb 23 
2015
Dec 5 
2014
Nov 17 
2014
News

Avoiding spinny-itus: making load times more bearable

My name is Dave Kachman and I have an iPhone 4. I’ve never met Siri. I type in a 4-digit password instead of scanning my thumb. I have never experienced LTE. Most times, I despise the “spinny”. Figure 1 – Animated GIF image of classic “spinny” The “spinny” is an animated GIF image that is […]

Oct 22 
2014