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Adam Lear
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Developer at Stack Overflow focusing on public Q&A. Russian Canadian working in the American idiom.

Once upon a time:

  • community manager at Stack Overflow
  • elected moderator on Stack Overflow and Software Engineering
  • desktop software developer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Email me a link to your favorite Wikipedia article: adam@stackoverflow.com.

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How do you unit test private methods?
Aug 14, 2011
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Why is cleverness considered harmful in programming by some people?
Dec 10, 2010
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Would you put your Stack Overflow profile link on your CV / Resume?
Oct 14, 2010
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What are the advantages and disadvantages to using your real name online?
Oct 3, 2010
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Why do some programmers hate the UI part of the development?
Jan 27, 2011
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Is there any reason to use "plain old data" classes?
Dec 27, 2010
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Is it bad etiquette to ask a potential employer how they score on the Joel Test?
Sep 27, 2010
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SOLID principles vs YAGNI
Dec 30, 2010
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How can we reduce downtime at the end of an iteration?
Apr 9, 2011
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.NET Properties - Use Private Set or ReadOnly Property?
Apr 29, 2011
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Where did Pierre 303 go? He was an all-star!
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Congratulations, Anna Lear!
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Can we get a "Belongs on StackOverflow" as a closing reason?
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What are the rules around moderators closing questions outright?
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