Hacking del.icio.us

381 Pages·2006·18.668 MB·English

by  Leslie M. Orchard

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Hacking
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Leslie Michael Orchard
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Hacking
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Hacking del.icio.us™
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Orchard,Leslie M.(Leslie Michael),1975–
Hacking del.icio.us / Leslie Michael Orchard.
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Includes index.
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1.Internet programming. 2.Web sites—Management. 3.File organization (Computer science) I.Title.
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About the Author
Leslie Michael Orchard is a hacker,tinkerer,and creative technologist working in the Detroit
area.He lives with two spotted Ocicats,two dwarf bunnies,and a very patient and understand-
ing girl.On rare occasions when spare time comes in copious amounts,he plays around
with odd bits of code and writing,sharing them on his Web site named 0xDECAFBAD
(http://decafbad.com/).
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Credits
Executive Editor Vice President and Executive Publisher
Chris Webb Joseph B.Wikert
Development Editor Compositor
Tom Dinse Maureen Forys,
Happenstance Type-O-Rama
Copy Editor
Nancy Rapoport Proofreader
C.M.Jones
Editorial Manager
Mary Beth Wakefield Indexer
Johnna VanHoose Dinse
Production Manager
Tim Tate Cover Design
Anthony Bunyan
Vice President and Executive
Group Publisher
Richard Swadley
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Acknowledgments
Alexandra Arnold,Science Genius Girl Extraordinaire,said “Yes!”about a year ago,and we’re
likely to have just returned from our honeymoon shortly before this book hits the shelves.How
did I get so lucky?
Joshua Schachter built del.icio.us on a simple concept—and he’s somehow managed to keep it
built on a series of simple yet powerful concepts as it has bloomed,growing exponentially.
Congratulations on your amazing success in doing something you love!
Chris Webb gave me the opportunity to combine two things for which I’ve got a lot of love—
del.icio.us and writing.He and Tom Dinse kept me on track for this project,despite an unex-
pectedly turbulent span of months.Thank you