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Adam Lear

New York, NY

Developer at Stack Overflow. Canadian working in the American idiom.

Once upon a time:

  • community manager at Stack Overflow
  • elected moderator on Stack Overflow and Software Engineering
  • desktop software developer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Email me a link to your favorite Wikipedia article: adam@stackoverflow.com.

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How to check whether a string contains a substring in Ruby
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How to delete a file after checking whether it exists
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How do you unit test private methods?
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Why do some people only post answers, and not questions?
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234
Are Stack Exchange sites forums?
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Why is cleverness considered harmful in programming by some people?
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Multi-Line Comments in Ruby?
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121
Python, why elif keyword?
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119
Would you put your Stack Overflow profile link on your CV / Resume?
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114
What are the advantages and disadvantages to using your real name online?
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Why do some programmers hate the UI part of the development?
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80
Warn new users when they ask a question after a previous question is closed, downvoted, or deleted
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That comma should not be there
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Is there any reason to use “plain old data” classes?
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67
Is it bad etiquette to ask a potential employer how they score on the Joel Test?
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65
How do I contact a user privately, as a moderator?
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What are the reputation requirements for privileges on sites, and how do they differ per site?
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62
Update Migration Path List for Non-Moderators
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61
Can't log in using Firefox in Stack Overflow
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59
Ten Minute Practice Techniques For Guitar?
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SOLID principles vs YAGNI
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55
Where's the file-picker dialog in WPF?
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51
Should downvotes on questions be “free”?
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50
Should I be a good programmer immediately after college?
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49
What is the symbolism of rats in George Orwell's “1984”?
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48
What exactly is a web framework?
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45
How long will Stack Overflow at least exist?
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Does Open Source lead to bad coding?
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44
The profile page is getting a makeover (Part One)
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Knowing Your Limits: What is the maximum length of a question title, post, image and links used?
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