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Jon Skeet
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About

Author of C# in Depth

Currently a software engineer at Google, working remotely but near London.
Usually a Microsoft MVP (C#, 2003-2010, 2011-)

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Email: [email protected] (but please read my blog post on Stack Overflow-related emails first)

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11883
Why is subtracting these two epoch-milli Times (in year 1927) giving a strange result?
Jul 27, 2011
4740
Why is char[] preferred over String for passwords?
Jan 16, 2012
3820
What is the difference between String and string in C#?
Oct 18, 2008
3406
How do I call one constructor from another in Java?
Nov 12, 2008
3207
What are the correct version numbers for C#?
Oct 29, 2008
2902
What are the correct version numbers for C#?
Oct 29, 2008
2759
How do I break out of nested loops in Java?
May 20, 2009
2587
Difference between decimal, float and double in .NET?
Mar 6, 2009
2585
What is a serialVersionUID and why should I use it?
Nov 12, 2008
2081
Group by in LINQ
Sep 6, 2011
Top Meta posts
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Congratulations for reaching a million, Gordon Linoff!
821
Stack Overflow question checklist
472
Are we being "elitist"? Is there something wrong with that?
205
What should I do about a user that I'm trying to help and is calling me stupid
171
Who's the person with more answers than Jon Skeet? When will they catch him in rep terms?
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Allow an edit to notify downvoters: "I think I've fixed the issue now - please check"
821
Jon Skeet Facts
299
Should 'Hi', 'thanks', taglines, and salutations be removed from posts?
290
Shell command to monitor changes in a file
182
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