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I'm a software engineer with experience across the software development lifecycle. My primary interest is software development methodologies and software process improvement. My CV is available on Stack Overflow Careers and LinkedIn. I'm also a runner, a hobbyist photographer, an avid reader, and a casual gamer.

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370 How to respond when you are asked for an estimate? Sep 3 '10
167 “Comments are a code smell” Sep 1 '10
152 What should every programmer know? Sep 25 '08
124 How important is it to be syntactically correct during an interview? Sep 8 '11
116 Is micro-optimisation important when coding? Aug 8 '11
107 Good idea to put bug numbers in a comment in the beginning of the source file? Feb 7 '14
101 Excessive use “final” keyword in Java Aug 4 '11
74 What is the purpose of a Code Review Sep 10 '14
68 What is the difference between K&R and One True Brace Style (1TBS) styles? Aug 8 '11
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