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Posted on April 2, 2010 by Brian D Gregory MD, MBA

On spaghetti and resource locking:

A brief, yet helpful, lesson on elementary resource-locking strategy « The Reinvigorated Programmer

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About Brian D Gregory MD, MBA

Board Certified Anesthesiologist for 30 years. TOC design and implement for 30 years. MBA from U of Georgia '90: Finance, Data Management, Risk Management. Practiced in multiple US states and Saudi Arabia at KFSH&RC and KFMC Taught residents in two locations. Worked with CRNAs for 20 years.

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