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There's nothing that we enjoy more at Palantir than sharing our ideas with others. Out of sharing comes collaboration, and out of collaboration comes new ideas and sustainable practices, these are all things that Palantiri are passionate about.
At Palantir we are always looking at ways to improve. In 2008 it was about sustainability in theming, in 2009 we extended this practice into the engineering side, and in 2010 it's about applying transparency, sustainability, and standardization to our process.
The only way to standardize around a process is to take a long, hard, and honest look at what you've got already. We took some time evaluating our current tool set and began weeding out the old and inefficient tools and extended the strong ones.
We recognize that standardizing processes is not an easy thing to do, especially when you don't have the infrastructure to support the research or enough hands to discuss and document it correctly. Because of this we want to share our approach with you in hopes that you'll do the same in return.
I've always found the rock star fantasy alluring, but, alas, that's not my path (karaoke accomplishments aside). Maybe that's why I like Drupal so much: it's a community where even a card-carrying geek can achieve rock stardom.
I've watched enough "Behind the Music" to know that assembling a bunch of rock stars in one place can be perilous and stressful. When you get a bunch of Drupal rock stars together though, it's not like an awkward charity benefit concert or a band that just can't stand the sight of each other. At Palantir, we're more like an orchestra made up of virtuosos who sound kick-ass playing together in perfect harmony.
And it just so happens that this particular orchestra is hiring.
It's no secret that many of us here at Palantir are fans of the science fiction genre, in particular the "Star Trek" franchise. Not only are we obsessed with Trek trivia and memorabilia, but every year for Halloween it's a tradition that at least one of us shows up at the office dressed up in Starfleet uniform. Given that, you can well imagine that we were all very excited when representatives of Paramount Films recently approached us about working on the sequel to last year's hit "Star Trek" movie.
The results are in, and it looks like Palantir will be all over DrupalCon San Francisco, which kicks off in just under five weeks. Nine of us will be on hand to spread the Drupal love (and some great swag) everywhere from the stage to the Birds of a Feather (BoF) room to the hallway. Here's the low-down on the Palantir track:
