This past summer and fall TWG engaged with RIM (now renamed to Blackberry ) to help with building the BlackBerry 10 WebWorks platform. While the press was hammering BlackBerry and continuing to glorify the growing market share of Apple and Android in the smartphone and tablet market, we were given the opportunity to gain a deeper insight [...]
As a TWG web developer, you’ll be fully involved in all aspects of application design, software development, testing and deployment. Our team of twenty works with a refreshing mix of tech start-ups, established media companies and recognized business brands like the Globe and Mail, Freshbooks, CBC and RIM to craft innovative and powerful web based [...]
As a TWG mobile developer, you’ll be fully involved in all aspects of application design, development, testing and deployment. We work with a refreshing mix of tech start-ups, established media companies and recognized business brands across Canada and the U.S. to create innovative and well-crafted apps that use the latest mobile technologies –– location-based services, [...]
Hello. Are you an asynchronous non-blocking operator? Just kidding (of course you are). Would you be excited about working with a tight-knit team of experienced developers and product managers to create a world class web-infrastructure application? Let’s talk. TWG began PostageApp about three years ago to solve our own problem of high volume application-driven transactional email delivery, [...]
VIDEO UPDATE: What’s better than nerds, pizza, and beer? Our thoughts exactly. That’s why on May 19th, we gathered Toronto developers at the TWG studio for our debut #nerdlearn panel, THE FUTURE OF RAILS. A big thank you to our three panelists, Kevin Faustino, Pete Forde, and Scott Tadman, as well as to our wonderful(ly [...]
1. Microsoft can’t possibly screw it up more than Ebay did. Seriously, Ebay did nothing with Skype in 4years… except sell it for almost exactly what they bought it for in 2005. 2. If they royally mess it up, then someone other than my mother might actually FaceTime me. (Apple get on this would ya) [...]
Just watch a great 10 minute video, made by a Brazillian research company called Box1824, that talks about youth culture, it’s origin, evolution, a bit about where it is today and where it’s headed in the future.
As part of my co-op term here at TWG, I’ve had the opportunity to try out new technology, approach interesting technical problems, and develop useful bits of code outside of client work. JSONimal was created on one of my ‘lab days’ focused on innovation and experimentation. The purpose of JSONimal is to take the pain [...]
A web developer quiz, with special focus on Ruby on Rails
Well, PostageApp is. We were very happy to wake up this morning to see that PostageApp has spread to Japan! The folks over at 100shiki.com posted a little introduction and overview (here it is in English) of PostageApp and helped to introduce us to our first overseas audience. Thanks guys! For any of you who [...]