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“It’s just a…”

By etagwerker | Published: March 9, 2010
We, as software engineers, need to explain to clients why it's not 'just a web page' or a text box or an email notification. For example, web pages need to be cross-browser compatible (ie. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and now.. Chrome on both Mac and Windows)
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software development expectations

By etagwerker | Published: March 4, 2010
I expect programmers to be perfectionists. I expect them to love Chess, Go or any other strategic game. I expect them to be nerds. I expect them to love to build cool things.
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The Whuffiebank API Ruby Gem

By etagwerker | Published: February 8, 2010
But I like the idea of Twitter handles having a certain monthly 'karma number'. That's why I built this open source gem. At Hopsy, I have used it to rank tweets. I have built a simple formula that takes the Topsy influence and the Whuffiebank reputation and returns a number.
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