Not only is Samuel an amazing developer, but he is also the perfect person to build the news reader of the future. Check out his Github repo for some of the cle

Not only is Samuel an amazing developer, but he is also the perfect person to build the news reader of the future. Check out his Github repo for some of the cleanest Python / JS code you'll ever come across. https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur I worked on a personalized news reader in 2009 (http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2009/11/parsely-a-feed-reader-that-ada.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2009/11/parsely-a-feed-rea...). We decided ultimately to abandon the project to pursue Parse.ly Dash, a media analytics tool. When we were winding down Parse.ly Reader, I discovered Newsblur. I can say confidently that NewsBlur gets everything "right" that we got "wrong" in our original design. I now use NewsBlur as my primary reader and I am a paying customer. I have also evangelized it to my friends. I am really excited that Samuel is going to go full-time on this project and make it one of the best pieces of software on the web for news junkies like me.