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Pass Time “Estimating a Feature”

So as I am channel surfing, and I come across the show Pass Time. I watched two episodes straight through last night. For those of you who have never seen it, the show is a drag race crossed with a game show. Three contestants must guess the pass time of a hot rod in the [...]

What Web Developers Can Learn from Assembly

Learning assembly can provide a significant benefit for web developers. I recently began learning and programming assembly for the x86 processors. This is more of a refresher, since I had learned some assembly on the university VAX.  I consider learning to program in assembly some of the most important knowledge I have learned. Assembly programming [...]

Tips for Effective Documentation

Writing technical documentation is required task for many developers.  Once you start producing documentation you quickly learn good documentation is more than just screen shots. You will be required to write and express complex concepts. Documentation can be very challenging. Especially if you are not comfortable writing for non-technical users. It is a skill like [...]

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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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