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El Cerrito, CA
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Member for 7 years, 11 months
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Last seen Oct 13 '17 at 22:14

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Top Posts (16) All Questions Answers | Votes Newest

142 Simple method for reliably detecting code in text? Jun 28 '11

90 How important is the ability to touch-type? Sep 16 '10

89 Is browser fingerprinting a viable technique for identifying anonymous users? Nov 29 '11

87 Has “Not everyone can be a programmer” been studied? Sep 4 '12

55 What were the “core” API packages of Java 1.0? May 4 '12

46 Is premature optimization really the root of all evil? Oct 17 '08

31 How do you overcome your own coding biases when handed legacy code? Sep 16 '10

29 Does having a high “rep” on StackOverflow help you get a job? What other community sites do? Sep 16 '10

20 How to be a good citizen when crawling web sites? Jul 11 '11

16 What are the best monitors for programming? Sep 16 '10

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