Darin Adler was the technical lead for

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operating system release. During 1985–1987 he worked for

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as primary developer of the

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game engine which ran Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True, Uninvited, and

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. Adler went on to work at

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and

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. , he is the engineering manager of the

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team at Apple, which also develops the

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framework. Adler was part of the original team that shipped the beta releases and 1.0 release of Safari, as well as Safari 3.0 beta for

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. Adler is a frequent speaker at Apple's

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and Stump the Experts panelist.

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Bent Spoon Software
- Darin Adler's consulting company

Diane Patterson's Blog: "Nobody Knows Anything"
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