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On the Value of Application Documentation

Documentation is not something that comes naturally to programmers, we are more concerned about creating, problem solving, and of course developing software. I came upon a personal revelation: document important items, and taking notes make you a better developer. I advocate documenting, only what’s important for you, what’s important for other team members, [...]

The Importance of the Contact Us Page

The ubiquitous contact us form. This was my introduction to web development, and something that is a part of almost every single web application. Developing a contact us form is a task almost every web developer has had to tackle. The contact us form is so common, because it embodies the fundamental purpose [...]

Creative Process

This is a video that sounds dirty, but isn’t: The meat cannon of Philladelphia. I saw this posted on BoingBoing Gadgets.
I thought this was good look into the creative process, problem solving, and flying meat.

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About Ian Lintner


I am a software developer, mostly web,  in Des Moines, Iowa. I take a very opinionated stand concerning development, you will never regret a simple design or architecture. My education was at Drake University in Biology and Computer Science. Offline I am recently married to my wife Heather. I try my hand at many hobbies currently I am gardening till the snow comes in.



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