What's your favourite programming joke?

I like to start my Mondays on a high.

How do I begin contributing to open source? What has your story been like?

I think it'll be an important addition to my portfolio.

What's life like as a full-time freelance programmer?

Hello Hashnoders! Looking at the opportunities to learn new stuffs, I am thinking of converting to a full-time freelancer. I can see many devs here freelancers. Please share your experience.

Why should I use Node.js over PHP?

What would be that thing that will force me to use NodeJS in a PHP application?

How important it is for one to know the internals of a tool, language, or framework which they use on a daily basis?

Why do interviewers stress a lot on the knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms for positions which don’t require a deep knowledge of them?

Do you think Microsoft has done a great job with Visual Studio IDE?

Visual Studio IDE looks great. Do you think they are finally getting things right for the developers?

What are the main reasons that killed Subversion? How is Git better?

How important do you think communication skills are for a programmer?

Do you think it's equally important to speak well for coders? What are your thoughts?

What are some of the horrors that you have heard or experienced as a software developer?

Deleted production database? Or made some premature optimisations that lead to a huge loss? What are some of the horrors that you remember today?