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Which commercial pet food do I recommend? That's the one question I am asked most frequently in my practice. My standard answer is none.

"Eating your own dog food" is a metaphor for a programmer who uses the system he or she is working on. Is it yet functional enough for real work? Would you trust it not to crash and lose your data? Does it have rough edges that scour your hand every time you use a particular feature? Would you use it yourself by choice?