Opera

I have been offered a position at Opera as a Core Technology Tester and I will be moving to Oslo, Norway. The details are yet to be worked out, but I will most likely be going over in early August.

I’m really going to miss Australia heaps and it’s going to be hard leaving friends and family behind. But this is a good opportunity for me and, while I’m nervous, it’s really exciting. I’m hoping that I will be able to return for Web Directions at the end of September, though I don’t know for sure.

In the mean time, I’m going on my annual ski trip in 8 days (leaving Saturday, 2007-07-07). This year, we’re going to Perisher. I’m hoping the weather will be better than last year’s trip to Falls Creek.

24 Responses to “Opera”

  1. Russ Weakley says:

    Excellent news. Congratulations on your position. Well deserved! Now, did you win this position after they saw your dance?

  2. Scott G says:

    Congrats Lachy!! How good is that? Maybe they saw the footage of you dancing and it sealed the deal? :-)

  3. Cheryl says:

    hey that’s great news Lachy, congratulations! I’m so excited for you…

  4. [...] After much rumour and speculation, Sydney-based Lachlan Hunt is heading off to work for Opera in Oslo, as a Core Technology Tester. The word on the street is that Lachlan’s dance video won him the job. Congratulations Lachlan, and good luck! [...]

  5. Congrats dude!!

    -dg

  6. Early August! See you there then :-)

  7. Congrats!

    Early August! Still doing my internship then so see you there :-)

  8. Scott Swabey says:

    Hey Lachy, that’s great news, congratulations. All those skiing holidays will finally pay off!!

  9. Jens Meiert says:

    Congratulations!

  10. R Walker says:

    That terrific news. 1st Molly now Lachy. Seems all the people trying to make a difference are now in positions where they can make one – here’s hoping.

  11. Congratulations! All that dedication to the future of HTML finally wins you good spot under the sun.

  12. bruce says:

    Congrats! I had to reluctantly turn down an offer from them (technical reasons), but it seems a really cool bunch of people work for them.

    Best of luck, Lachlan.

  13. Henrik Lied says:

    Welcome to Norway! :-)

  14. Scott Barnes says:

    Way to go Lachlan!

    Congrats from the team at Microsoft ;)

  15. Nick Cowie says:

    Wow!, well congratulations Lachlan. trading Sydney for Oslo is a big step, but you will take it in your stride.

    What will WebJam Oslo be like?

  16. Imker says:

    Heavy Congrats from my side. working for opera is a grate pleassure and then getting the chance to switch to Oslo.
    Welcome to Europe… best regards Imker

  17. Gary Barber says:

    Congrat Lachlan.

    I know you have worked hard on a lot of issues. And it seems to be paying of. You’ll now be in a position to really start to influence things long term.

  18. Ben Buchanan says:

    Congrats, man!

    …and see if you can convince opera to open a Sydney office ;)

  19. Oh man, that is absolutely fantastic news! So many congratulations! You are certainly a good catch for Opera!

  20. Lisa H says:

    hey, wow great news lachlan!

    we have to throw you a farewell party webby geek style, of course :)

  21. Congratulations! That is great news!

    Hope you won’t miss nice Sidney up in the “cold north” :-)

    greetinx from London

  22. Audi says:

    That´s an honor, be proud to be in the opera team and work for the best browser…

  23. Daudau says:

    I think you will love Norway, but it’s very expensive here…

  24. Wow! Huge news!

    Congratulations, Lachy. This is fantastic news. You are going to rock this so hard!