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Apparently (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29806385) there is a great divide in what "Full Stack" really means. Since the dawn of man (the full stack developer = man), "Full Stack" just meant frontend and backend…

When you make some post on Google+, do you actually use the circles and select only certain circles for sharing?

n8n uses the term "Open Source (Apache 2.0 with Commons Clause)". Even though it is not correct according to the definition of the OSI as it is not Open Source anymore as soon as the Common Clause gets attached as some…

The other day greyman wondered whether AMA threads on HN might be a good idea (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1400815) Joshu pulled off a very successful AMA here the other week…

There is a great discussion on "defending ASP.net" so I wonder what the breakdown of language/framework is for hackers and startups. Note: I know this is not comprehensive nor do I intend it to be. I selected the…

What database do you use in production?

As I have grown older, I have started to see programming only as a means to an end. As a way to express my creativity. The process of programming isn't really enjoyable for me anymore. If I could get other people to do…

A follow-up to the poll posted earlier today (1/10/11): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2090191

What's your favortie programming langauge? Below are the most popular languages. If your favorite isn't below select other and comment what it is below. Note: By voting for a language you are not up voting this poll.…

There has been a recent debate regarding iPhone app purchases vs. Android app purchases. Who is more inclined to buy apps? iPhone or Android users?

Early on adsense, will make you a couple of bucks...maybe. Do you think it's worth running adsense from the start, or do you think it's better to wait to grow the audience and then monetize them.

So I have been looking into launching a few web apps with cheap simple payments, either one time $10 signups, or $5-10/month recurring. I am trying to decide, from a user/UX standpoint, if paypal payments or a CC form…

How are you relating to bitcoin, if at all? Please select all that apply.

Since keyboard is a tool we use the most often, I wanted to ask about keyboard layouts. What do you use, and what are your experiences with alternative?

Inspired by: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2717361

Follow up from video, which had a very small (& possibly biased) sample size: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30512275 At least: Helps correct the perception of the desire At most: Dispels a tech industry myth,…

This poll was inspired by Zak's comment (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2150376), which connected the recent claims that the Internet has been shut off in almost all of Egypt with the emerging possibility that the…

Do you smoke Cigarettes? Just curious.

What are your views on this as an employer or employee? It seems possible, but 37% seems a bit high, maybe it is just propaganda [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30295272

Just completely out of interest.

Just out of curiosity. :-) I like the Trackball.