For last few weeks many people on the Net got email stating that we need financial representatives:

Hello Sir/Madam,

I am Andrey Khavryuchenko, owner KDS Software specializes in innovative IT solutions and complex software projects development.

My company based in Ukraine. We've earned ourselves a reputation of a reliable and trustworthy partner working successfully with a number of West European companies and providing them with reliable software development services in financial and media sectors.
Unfortunately we are currently facing some difficulties with receiving payments for our services. It usually takes us 10-30 days to receive a payment and clearing from your country and such delays are harmful to our business. We do not have so much time to accept every wire transfer.

Speaking politely, that’s a bullshit.

If you go and provide those guys the info they’ve requested:

1. Your Full Name as it appears on your resume.
2. Education.
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Telephone/Fax number.
5. Your present Occupation and Position currently held.
6. Your Age

you, actually give them a legitimate way to access YOUR bank account.

Don’t be fooled by that!

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Giles Bowkett, A Tale of Two Startups

If you’re working with somebody at a startup, you know that they think it’s possible they might be one of the best in their field, and they’re willing to work very hard to prove it (or to find out otherwise). You also know that they’re working sufficiently hard that they will absolutely demand your best, and boot you if you provide anything less. A lot of people might consider that high-pressure, and it is, but high pressure is often a result of high standards, and high standards are a very good thing.

If you consider you fit the description above and you are interested working with me - be sure to apply.

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KDS Software Group releases development preview snapshot of Py2Py code reformatter.

It is a byproduct of the PyBeast project aimed to create the python mutation tester.

Now Py2Py code reformatter ignores all comments and 80-char line length requirement. Nevertheless, it produces the same AST as the original code.

The code is developed in a test-first manner and has 100% test coverage.

Feedback, criticism and bug reports are welcome.

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Oct 10, 2006. KYIV, UKRAINE. KDS Software Group (KDS) and VERBDEV announced a partnership program for a better development services.

KDS contributes her extensive experience in flexible and reliable agile software development technology with strong focus on quality and velocity. Also she provides a pool of experienced developers.

VERBDEV specializes in not-mainstream software tools like Lisp, Erlang/OTP, frame and hierarchical databases and others.

This partnership will benefit both KDS and VERBDEV customers by giving access to more versatile and reliable software development services.

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Max Ischenko, the author of “In the middle of nowhere” blog, the author and father of developers.org.ua - Ukrainian software developers’ community, joins KDS Software Group as Chief Developer.

KDS Software Group: KDS Software Group was founded in 1998 by a group of software professionals. Specializes in a custom software development and open source projects. From the very start adopted agile software development process. Conducts business over Internet in EU and US and, locally, in Ukraine. http://www.kds.com.ua

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We have got the “Top coder” award from Rent-A-Coder today.

KDS Software Group: KDS Software Group was founded in 1998 by a group of software professionals. Specializes in a custom software development and open source projects. From the very start adopted agile software development process. Conducts business over Internet in EU and US and, locally, in Ukraine. http://www.kds.com.ua

Rent-a-coder: Rent a coder is an international marketplace where people who need custom software developed can find coders in a safe and business-friendly environment. Buyers can cherry pick from a pool of 97,409 coders…enabling them to hire a coder across the country or across the globe…from the comfort of their computers. Buyers who wish to hire internationally, can take advantage of favorable overseas exchange rates, resulting in work being done for 50-90% less than if the project were done in-country. Coders are also given access to a huge pool of potential work and have the ability to work independently from their homes rather than for a company. http://www.rentacoder.com

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