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Jun 21, 2025 · Mobile Development
How a Bad PHP Code Led to Google’s Dodgeball and the Birth of Foursquare
From a clueless interview at Google in 2005 to the creation of Dodgeball, the story follows Dennis’s messy PHP code, its acquisition by Google, the rise of location‑based social apps, and how this journey ultimately birthed Foursquare, illustrating the power of ideas over imperfect code.
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