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Steven H. VanderLeest (PhD, University of Illinois) is Chief Technologist for Boeing Linux at The Boeing Company and an app developer at squishLogic LLC (a company he founded.) Previously he was a professor of engineering at Calvin University. He was also the president of the Christian Engineering Society and lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his wife, Pam.

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Facebook Generations: Four Principles for Redeeming our Communication Devices

Some cultural observers show disdain for teenagers using smartphones during family dinner or for couples checking messages during a date. Their thesis is that people should always give priority to in-person communication. While I generally agree, I think such decisions should be more nuanced – on some occasions, electronic communication may be better.

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