Blizzard C# Job :o

[MyndFyre]

http://www.blizzard.com/jobopp/core-technology-tools-programmer.shtml

I was thinking that I could show some really great skills with it, especially since they're looking for C# people.

Then it occurred to me...

Blizzard: "What are some of your projects?"
Me: "Oh, well I built that Battle.net client... then, MBNCSUtil... and then there's of course JinxBot."
Blizzard: "What's MBNCSUtil and JinxBot?"
Me: "Well, MBNCSUtil is a C# utility library that provides assistance with connecting to Battle.net by performing the authentication logic done by the official clients."
Blizzard: "And JinxBot?"
Me: "Uhh.....  it's a multi-service client chat application."
Blizzard: "What kinds of clients?"
Me: "Right now?  Battle.net..... WoW."
Blizzard: "WoW?"
Me: "Uhh....  " *hides and runs in the corner*

What do you guys think?

[CrAz3D]

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http://www.blizzard.com/jobopp/core-technology-tools-programmer.shtml

I was thinking that I could show some really great skills with it, especially since they're looking for C# people.

Then it occurred to me...

Blizzard: "What are some of your projects?"
Me: "Oh, well I built that Battle.net client... then, MBNCSUtil... and then there's of course JinxBot."
Blizzard: "What's MBNCSUtil and JinxBot?"
Me: "Well, MBNCSUtil is a C# utility library that provides assistance with connecting to Battle.net by performing the authentication logic done by the official clients."
Blizzard: "And JinxBot?"
Me: "Uhh.....  it's a multi-service client chat application."
Blizzard: "What kinds of clients?"
Me: "Right now?  Battle.net..... WoW."
Blizzard: "WoW?"
Me: "Uhh....  " *hides and runs in the corner*

What do you guys think?

Promise to tell them only if they don't prosecute! ;)
...or maybe just say "Since I broke in, maybe I can help stop others from doing the same"

[d&q]

They might be happy to hire a nemesis to work for them. Kind of like how the government hires ex-hackers and banks hire ex-robbers. Mainly for security reasons though.

[Newby]

I'm a moron.

[Ersan]

Sounds like it's a request for a web developer.

[iago]

They might be happy to hire a nemesis to work for them. Kind of like how the government hires ex-hackers and banks hire ex-robbers. Mainly for security reasons though.

I don't know about your country, but in Canada our government won't hire anybody (for security) with any kind of criminal record.  Being a hacker demonstrates a lack of morals/ethics that you don't want the people with access to mission-critical data to have.

[Furious]

Go for it, what's the worst that can happen?

[Chavo]

The worst that can happen is he would get prosecuted.  Just don't mention JinxBot if you really want the job. 

If they ask you something specific like, "Have you ever written a program that violates the TOS of a Blizzard Application?" then you won't get the job without lying, but not answering the question doesn't give them any evidence to press charges/investigate.  Aren't you in pre-law or something? You should know this stuff!

[Furious]

The worst that can happen is he would get prosecuted.  Just don't mention JinxBot if you really want the job. 

If they ask you something specific like, "Have you ever written a program that violates the TOS of a Blizzard Application?" then you won't get the job without lying, but not answering the question doesn't give them any evidence to press charges/investigate.  Aren't you in pre-law or something? You should know this stuff!

ORLY?  I wasn't talking about him telling them about the bot(s), since he wasn't being serious about that.  Learn to use common sense.  And no, I'm not in pre-law, I don't know where the hell you heard that.  :-\

[Warrior]

I'd mention it, it'd be a plus you know their protocol inside and out.

[MyndFyre]

They might be happy to hire a nemesis to work for them. Kind of like how the government hires ex-hackers and banks hire ex-robbers. Mainly for security reasons though.

I don't know about your country, but in Canada our government won't hire anybody (for security) with any kind of criminal record.  Being a hacker demonstrates a lack of morals/ethics that you don't want the people with access to mission-critical data to have.

Sure your country would.  They'd take someone who was defecting in a time of war, for example.

Sounds like it's a request for a web developer.

Since it's a tool development job, though, and they want someone with UI design skill, it seems that it's not limited to web.

ORLY?  I wasn't talking about him telling them about the bot(s), since he wasn't being serious about that.  Learn to use common sense.  And no, I'm not in pre-law, I don't know where the hell you heard that.  :-\

I'm pretty sure he was asking *me* if I was in pre-law, because I'm applying to law school.  The "Just don't mention JinxBot if you really want the job" gave it away.

The worst that can happen is he would get prosecuted.

Well, I haven't made anything public, and I haven't "distributed means of violating copy protection or anti-circumvention technology", so there's nothing criminal to prosecute me under.  The worst that they could do is revoke my license to play WoW and their other games :P

They might be happy to hire a nemesis to work for them. Kind of like how the government hires ex-hackers and banks hire ex-robbers. Mainly for security reasons though.

I don't think of myself as a nemesis.  I work hard to make things more accessble for people who use Blizzard products.  I'm also highly anti-piracy and work hard to make sure that their trade secrets aren't made public.

It's not like I'm a pirate.

[iago]

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Sure your country would.  They'd take someone who was defecting in a time of war, for example.

No, you wouldn't get a security job in government unless you're born in Canada.  Believe me, I've worked for the provincial security department and have interviewed for the federal one.  The background checks are very extensive. 

[MyndFyre]

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Sure your country would.  They'd take someone who was defecting in a time of war, for example.

No, you wouldn't get a security job in government unless you're born in Canada.  Believe me, I've worked for the provincial security department and have interviewed for the federal one.  The background checks are very extensive. 

Oh I didn't see your "(for security)" aside at first.

[Chavo]

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I'd mention it, it'd be a plus you know their protocol inside and out.

MBNCS should cover that without need to mention JinxBot.

Well, I haven't made anything public, and I haven't "distributed means of violating copy protection or anti-circumvention technology", so there's nothing criminal to prosecute me under.  The worst that they could do is revoke my license to play WoW and their other games

Eh...that really depends on your definition of public (not that they would have any means of knowing the select groups you have opened it to).  I haven't read the WoW TOS in some time, I just thought I remembered you mentioning something about violating it.  Meh.

[Warrior]

Why not mention JinxBot? It's not like you use the Bot for anything malicious. You simply did it to extend your knowledge on the protocol. I think it'd impress them.