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109				<p>During the last couple of years I have completed <a href="https://github.com/yasoob">numerous projects</a>, authored a widely read programming book, <a href="https://book.pythontips.com">Intermediate Python</a>, and written 150+ programming articles.</p>
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113<p>If you are interested in learning more about how I got into programming please read <a href="https://pythontips.com/2017/12/01/how-i-got-into-programming/">this article</a>.</p>
114<p>I am currently working on some cool stuff at Microsoft with the Azure Cloud Networking team. You can check out my infrequently updated résumé <a href="/resume.pdf">here</a> if you want.</p>
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