From: Armin Armbruster <aarmbruster@...>
Date: 2007-08-01T00:33:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Australia or Canada, which one is the best country for a

Hi,

can't speak for Australia, never been there.
As far as Canada goes:
I moved to Waterloo, Ontario six years ago and enjoy it here.
Lot's of High-Tech industry around (RIM for example), really excellent 
University (UW was the only Canadian University visited by Bill Gates on 
a campaign to recrute developers for Microsoft in 2006). Lot's of 
startup companies as well. Lot's of insurance companies (if you like 
financial software).

In terms of quality of living. Housing (although not cheap and prices 
are rising) is much more affordable than Toronto or Vancouver. At the 
same time Kitchener-Waterloo is big enough (>300k) to provide lot's of 
good restaurants, theaters, sport facilities. And if you really need the 
big city experience from time to time, Toronto is only a one hour car 
ride away. Also there are 3 international airports within a one hour 
drive (Kitchener, Toronto, Hamilton).

The downsides:
- poor public transportation system --> hard to get around without a 
car, unless you are a hard-core cyclist, especially in the winter.
- winters are cold and long (on the other hand a nice crisp sunny winter 
day can be very enjoyable).
- summers can be hot and humid, although this year has been pretty good 
so far.

Just my $0.02.

Armin



Houman Dunnil wrote:
> Hello folks,
> 
> Sorry for this *too off topic* email, but I think you can help me as I
> believe you folks in the Ruby community are the smartest geeks I've
> ever seen.
> 
> I'm planing to immigrate to Australia or Canada, but am not sure which
> one is a better place for a hacker (As Paul Graham calls us).
> 
> What I'd like to know is, which country can help me to be a better
> programmer? user groups, seminars, availability of resources and
> things like these...
> 
> Thank you all in advance and sorry again for OT message,
> - Houman Dunnil

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