Common sense and careful writing can easily preserve anonymity without detracting from the submission. To make your submission double-blind, do not reveal the identity of any author in the text. For example, do not include author names, funding sources, or personal acknowledgments. Do not put your name in the submission document name; do not submit a file called McKinley.pdf whether or not your name is McKinley.
Do not eliminate essential self-references or other references. However, limit self-references only to papers that are relevant for reviewing the submitted paper. Always use the third person when referring to your prior work. For example, if you are Smith write: ”We build on the prior work by Jones and Smith [JS 2003].” Do not reference technical reports (or URLs for downloading versions) of your submission, software, or publications. If you must provide supplementary materials, email it to the program chair.
If you have a concurrent related submission, reference it as follows: ”Closely related, concurrently submitted work shows how to use this pointer analysis for testing [Anonymous 2007].” with the corresponding citation: “[Anonymous 2007] Under submission. Details omitted for double-blind reviewing.” You must send this related submission and submission venue to the program chair. Even following these guidelines, closely building on your own prior work may indirectly reveal your identity. Double blind is not perfect, just better.