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Areas of expertise:

Perl expert (specifically enterprise software development
Sybase (table design, query optimization and stored proc development)
Java (including Reflection and Javascript embedding)

Areas of familiarity:

Web programming (EmbPerl, JSP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript)
C++
Shell scripting, *nix system administration

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How do I check if a file exists in Java?

java file-io io file-exists asked Nov 29, 2009 at 20:32

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perl perl-module asked Mar 26, 2010 at 21:14

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tolkiens-legendarium the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien asked Oct 17, 2011 at 1:04

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Prevent questions on the Hot List from being upvoted by casual visitors (only rep is from association bonus)

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environment nuclear-energy power-generation asked Jul 5, 2017 at 15:51

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lord-of-the-rings tolkien-legendarium weapon elves asked Feb 5, 2012 at 13:35

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star-wars jedi asked Jan 15, 2015 at 15:48

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108 votes

A proposal for tag hierarchy on Stack Exchange sites

discussion feature-request tags tag-hierarchy asked Apr 4, 2010 at 14:56

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