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Gordon Gustafson

Cleveland, OH

http://gordongustafson.github.io/

Avid Emacs and Vim hacker; I use Emacs with Evil to get the best of both worlds.

I write mostly in Java, Python, Javascript, and C, but I dabble in Clojure in my free time. I specialize in distributed systems like Hadoop, HBase, and Cassandra. I'm of the firm belief that code is meant to be read rather than written, and try to make my code and commit history as maintainable as possible.

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Top Questions

Converting user input string to regular expression

javascript html regex asked May 17, 2009 at 14:20

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Add a strike-through to the editing interface

feature-request status-declined markdown asked Jul 26, 2009 at 18:13

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Making custom right-click context menus for my web-app

javascript jquery jquery-plugins contextmenu right-click asked Dec 21, 2010 at 1:37

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What does a double ampersand (&&) mean in LaTeX?

align columns ampersand asked Feb 10, 2014 at 23:30

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Why is the 2s orbital lower in energy than the 2p orbital when the electrons in 2s are usually farther from the nucleus?

energy electrons quantum-mechanics quantum-chemistry orbitals asked Apr 28, 2012 at 22:14

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What is $\sqrt{i}$?

complex-numbers radicals asked Aug 25, 2010 at 23:50

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Why did the process of sleep evolve in many animals? What is its evolutionary advantage?

evolution sleep asked Dec 24, 2011 at 15:10

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Difference between axioms, theorems, postulates, corollaries, and hypotheses

terminology asked Oct 24, 2010 at 20:15

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Why do elements in columns 6 and 11 assume 'abnormal' electron configurations?

orbitals electronic-configuration transition-metals asked Apr 28, 2012 at 22:03

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When should I use a select box instead of radio buttons?

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Top Answers

Setting table column width

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I'm at a loss with “Dungeons and Dragons.” How does one play it, anyway?

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What is Turing Complete?

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Canadian postal code validation

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$(document).ready shorthand

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What is the difference between the dot (.) operator and -> in C++?

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Dot dotdot dotdotdot as loading?

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Are abstract methods and pure virtual functions the same thing?

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What is the purpose of Serialization in Java?

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Generating random whole numbers in JavaScript in a specific range

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Change the mouse pointer using JavaScript

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What are mistakes beginners should avoid in Dominion?

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What are the hidden features of Stack Exchange?

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Use of "Public" in a derived class declaration?

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Which of the 5 resources in Settlers of Catan (base version) is most important? Why?

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What does the "+" (plus sign) CSS selector mean?

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Can you write any algorithm without an if statement?

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Help! I've learned jQuery... now I want to learn JavaScript

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Adding discipline to programmers.stackexchange.com

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jQuery - simple input validation - "empty" and "not empty"

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Good programming website like Stack Overflow?

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What is an expression in Python?

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How do you calculate log base 2 in Java for integers?

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Functional Programming in Java

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How many lines of code should I aim for in each method?

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Do I have to keep a creeper whenever I draw cards in Fluxx, even if I was drawing cards to give to other players for "Everybody Gets 1"?

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Add HTML elements dynamically with JavaScript inside DIV with specific ID

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Funniest or Strangest Compiler Error?

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javascript: ignoring case sensitivity of strings

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Exchanging Cards in Pandemic

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