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Og Maciel (https://omaciel.github.io) is a Brazilian-American software engineer and author of fiction and short stories. His works include "Software Quality Engineering: Tales From The Trenches", "I.C.Q - A Novel", and "The Big Score." He lives in Chapel Hill, NC, with his wife and three daughters. ...more

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