I think the .NET core implementation is flawed... Task.FromResult doesn't actually happen on another thread, it returns an already completed Task synchronously. You might want to use Task.Run instead.
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We're a profitable Toronto startup looking for an intermediate C# developer with a passion for mobile. You will be the primary developer working on new mobile apps, writing C# code that works on both Android and iOS using Xamarin.
Our company is tight-knit and full of smart people. We build software to help small businesses and we care a lot about both our customers and employees. Most of the time we work in the office Mondays and Wednesdays, then work from home the other days. More about that here: http://www.archonsystems.com/devblog/2013/09/19/open-offices...
Full job description here: http://www.archonsystems.com/career.html
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(via Erik Meijer on Twitter)
WHO WE ARE
We’re Archon Systems, a rapidly growing (and profitable!) startup making software to help small businesses. Our flagship product, inFlow Inventory, has been downloaded by over 500,000 small businesses around the world and reached #1 in its space on Google and CNET download.com.
Both of our founders are developers, and we take the time to build products that look and work beautifully. We care a lot about both our employees and our customers. We value you as a whole human being, not as a cog in a machine. Check out www.archonsystems.com for more about us.
Job perks:
- Work from home 2-3 days a week (Yup. http://bit.ly/KtKPeO)
- Top-notch computers
- Beautiful office
- All-expense-paid conferences
- Health benefits
- Stock options
- Make a difference: you’ll be the 11th member of our team
You'll get to work with and learn from our other awesome members: - Ex-Googler who previously graduated #1 from University of Waterloo’s math faculty.
- Past Mozilla developer and designer
- Past co-founder of a VC-funded startup (and in a past life, video and interactive artist with work shown internationally)
- Past lead-developer of a VC-funded startup
- Marketer who won an international marketing competition twice, beating out Fortune 500 companies
- ... and other great people!
JOB DESCRIPTION
Here’s what you’d do:
- Design and develop new features for our flagship product: from UI & database design to coding and testing
- Fix bugs and make improvements for usability, speed, etc.
- Use modern C#, .NET, Azure, git, HTML/CSS, SQL, etc.
- Occasionally do customer support (email, phone, etc.) to develop your customer-understanding and product-design skills
- Initiate your own ideas and projects to help us grow
You should have:
- 1+ year of software development experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with C#
- The ability to thrive in a small team with lots of freedom
Nice to have (but not necessary):
- User experience design skills
- Experience developing APIs, web services or web applications
- Experience with Windows Forms
Other stuff we’d be happy to hear about:
- Experience with business systems (accounting, inventory, CRM, etc.)
- Open-source or recreational coding projects
- Awards and contests
- Close experience with small businesses
Obviously you can still code in an open-office and you can still collaborate working from home, but it's sub-optimal. With the setup above, you're in the right environment for the right type of work most of the time, and employees love it.
Lots more about this here: http://www.archonsystems.com/devblog/2013/09/19/open-offices...