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Og Maciel

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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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	I.C.Q.: A Novel 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Software Quality Engineering: Tales From The Trenches 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Score 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How open source is shaping the future of business and our lives by Jason Hibbets (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ginny Skalski (Contributor), Robin Muilwijk (Contributor) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O grande desafio 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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