EATING ONE'S OWN DOGFOOD
\ˈiːtɪŋ wˈɒnz ˈə͡ʊn dˈɒɡfuːd], \ˈiːtɪŋ wˈɒnz ˈəʊn dˈɒɡfuːd], \ˈiː_t_ɪ_ŋ w_ˈɒ_n_z ˈəʊ_n d_ˈɒ_ɡ_f_uː_d]\
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When a developer uses their own code for theirown daily needs. Being a user as well as a developer createsthe user empathy that is the hallmark of good software.The term seems to have originated at Microsoft. (http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2004/04/16.html)
By Denis Howe
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.