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A Developer's View on Salary Increase
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// Recent news gives a perspective on your recent raise:

string yourHappyness = String.Empty;
// increase percentage
double raise = 4.76;
// previous 12 month inflation rate
double inflation = 5.6
// increased min wage percentage Colorado Amendment 42 year 2007
double minWage = 33

if (raise >= inflation)
{
     if (raise >= inflation + 1)
     {
          yourHappyness = "happy";
     }
     else
     {
          yourHappyness = "content";
     }
}
else
{
     if (raise < minWage)
     {
          yourHappyness = "veryUnhappy - maybe angry";
     }
     else
     {
          yourHappyness = "unhappy";
     }
}

return yourHappyness;