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Optimizing Apps for Lower Cost Devices[^] (source: Windows Phone Developer Blog)
Smaller, faster and a lot more customers.
"lower cost devices and support for new markets brings with it an opportunity to reach a large new audience with your Windows Phone apps. Here are some tips for embracing these less-beefy devices."
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Dark Matter Developers: The Unseen 99%[^] (source: Scott Hanselman)
Where are the dark matter developers? Probably getting work done.
"They don't read a lot of blogs, they never write blogs, they don't go to user groups, they don't tweet or Facebook, and you you don't often see them at large conferences. Where are these dark matter developers online?"
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- here on CP - what else? 
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Hmmmm,
I personally believe that this is more of a psychological issue. I suspect that a large number of of the software engineers posting 1,000+ forum messages a year are of the ESTP[^]/ENTJ[^] personality types. I would guess that the many of the quiet engineers are of the INTP[^] personality type. Over the years I have come to the conclusion that the programmers making the most noise on the online forums are usually the poorest programmers. As the old proverb says: "An empty barrel makes the most noise".
But it is probably a little more complicated that. I have noticed that the younger generation are more active within the blogosphere and other types of social media which would indicate that there is a cultural factor involved.
Terrence Dorsey wrote: Where are these dark matter developers online?"
Not sure what the youth call them... but in the old days we called them lurkers[^]. They are anonymous and they are legion.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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Based on that, I must be an exception. I have taken the typology tests a couple times and have been INTJ and INFJ. I am not poor (though I was before I graduated college). I am very quiet and avoid idle chatter with coworkers. Yet, I am a very prolific poster on Code Project (as of late, mostly the Lounge, but I used to answer questions a lot).
However, I am relatively young (late 20's).
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INTJ here too.
But I do tend to become more social in online environments, and with people I know well. Probably because I can hide my social ineptitude online (I'm pretty bad...I tend to freeze up when someone says "hi"), and people that know me well are used to it.
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I don't read blogs and I don't write them. I never go to user groups and I have not subscribed to either Twitter or Facebook and never will. I've been to two conferences at most and went because I had to. Where do I go online? Here is one place, otherwise I elect to have a life. I do have some IT related interest but generally I work towards a specific interest and skip the rest - unless I have to.
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How not to use LINQ[^] (source: Compiled Experience)
Following the tutorial code may get you in trouble. Do this instead.
"Developers have really taken to LINQ, but I often see the same mistakes repeated time and time again and thought I'd cover some of them."
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Haptics, iPads and all that jazz[^] (source: TUAW)
A touch too much.
"Haptics, the overarching term for technologies providing tactile sensory feedback, may seem like the natural evolution for touch screens. Here are some current implementations."
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Clipboard history[^] (source: The Endeavour)
CTRL-C through the ages.
"The Windows clipboard only remembers the most recent thing you copied, but here are a few other ways software and systems keep track of your copied data."
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Vintage VT100 terminal computing... with a Beaglebone[^] (source: Hack a Day)
DECBox + PDP11/VAX terminal emulator = pure retro genius.
"The “DECBox” system was created with a Beaglebone, which he uses to run a wide array of PDP11/VAX terminal emulators, thanks to the SIMH project."
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TRS-80 Model 100: Back From The Brink[^] (source: The Powerbase)
Trivia of the day: Bill Gates personally wrote a sizable part of the Model 100's code.
"The Model 100 was one of the world’s first “notebook” computers and a radical idea in its day. But could you get one running today? And then, what would you do with it? Read on to find out."
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I had one of these babies. 
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Metro Survival Guide for IT Pros[^] (source: TechNet Wiki)
So the Windows Logo key is called "winky"? Clippy must be so proud.
"Information and handy tips for using the Metro UI in Windows Server 8 Beta and Windows 8 Consumer Preview."
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Windows 8's Metro UI: 7 Things You May Just Hate[^] (source: PCWorld)
...or why testing a touch interface on a desktop might not be that helpful.
"Metro is as annoying as it is innovative, especially if you attempt to use it with a keyboard and mouse instead of with a touchscreen."
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Yesterday I saw some videos on Windows 8 preview, looks innovative yet it will take some time to adjust to its Jargon.
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7 principles for implementing comfortable APIs[^] (source: Backupify)
APIs are UI for developers. Do it right, please.
"Here at Backupify, we consume many web APIs. Since we are in the process of building our own API, I thought it would be useful to list some of the features we consider important."
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Why Objective-C is Hard[^] (source: Ash Furrow)
What are all those minus signs about?
"I'd like to address why someone might be more hesitant to jump into iOS or OS X development compared to, say, Ruby or Java."
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24/192 Music Downloads are Very Silly Indeed[^] (source: xiph.org)
Is it live or is it 24-bit?
"There are a few real problems with the audio quality and 'experience' of digitally distributed music today. 24/192 solves none of them."
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How a Gigantic, 5.3-Inch Smartphone Is Proving Critics Wrong[^] (source: Wired)
Sorry, I can't hear you. I have a giant tablet stuck in my ear.
"Too big to be a wieldy smartphone, too small to be a generously sized tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note hasn’t received a warm critical reception. But it's succeeding in the face of conventional wisdom that phones must be small."
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