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Quinn Damerell: App developer bringing home the Baconit

As a young boy Quinn Damerell enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together again. What started with ‘monster creations’ using Lego many years ago, has lead to an acclaimed Windows Phone app called Baconit that was recently voted app of the year in the inaugural Community App Awards. The app is a mobile client for Reddit, a popular social and user generated website that provides links to articles around the web that other Reddit users have liked. According to its developer, Baconit is the first Reddit client on any mobile platform to have full synchronisation between the website and a phone. Quinn, 23, was born in Indiana and has just graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Computer Science. In August he will be moving to Seattle to start a new job with Microsoft on their Windows Phone team. He spoke with Conversations about Baconit, why he prefers developing for Windows Phone and why he can’t make up his mind between the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Lumia 900. Where...