Tag Archives: Re-Use

Don’t Repeat Anyone’s Work (DRAW)

As programmers we forget the fact that many of the problems we encounter every day have already been solved. We don’t need to write a sort algorithm, create a new type of data structure, or write an encryption library from scratch.  We try not to repeat ourselves, but we have no problem repeating every one [...]

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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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