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- What are your main interests in software development?
- Ruby/Rails web development, iPhone application development, whatever else catches my fancy!
- Do you have a website?
- http://wits-edge.blogspot.com
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- I'm currently working as a freelancer doing Ruby and Rails web application development and iPhone application development.
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Mike