The Narcissism of Small Code Differences


	The Narcissism of Small Code Differences

travislaborde

5-14-2008 7:12 AM

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travislaborde says:

A good, and short, read. I couldn't figure out which pieces to clip to show how interesting it is, but... give it a look

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