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Craig Trader

Sterling, VA

http://trader.name/

W. Craig Trader,
Software Engineer / Technology Generalist
Verisign

"I solve problems, usually with computers."

I am a technology generalist, but I am also highly skilled in all aspects of software system design, development, and deployment.

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What is the single most effective thing you did to improve your programming skills?
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What is the single most effective thing you did to improve your programming skills?
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Inner join vs Where
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Comparison between Centralized and Distributed Version Control Systems
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How do I fix my VM's network connection if it seems to be running ok from the host?
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Why index made this query slower?
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Nightly Builds: Why should I do it?
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Validate String against USPS State Abbreviations
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Detecting what the target object is when NullReferenceException is thrown
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How/when to generate Gradle wrapper files?
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Switch between 5V power supplies?
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Soldering Iron Maintenance
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How to confirm php enabled on ubuntu server
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Java development in Ubuntu
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Encryption Library for Arduino
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How to split a dos path into its components in Python
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MySQL - how to front pad zip code with “0”?
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Favorite option for source control under $70?
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Good primers on Cryptography
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What was your first home computer?
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