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I'm interested in learning a mobile development platform and wondering whether I should learn iOS or Android. Which one has a more active market for developers now, and what's the …

Thanks for all the responses. Most of the responses that support going to college seem to argue based on the value of a degree, instead of the education and skills. It seems that m…

There's been a lot of talk about dropping out lately. However, one thing I've been seeing is people talking about how it sucks to be 30-40 and not have a degree and have to make ex…

Thanks for the response. I'm a computer science student, so I don't have a chance to read actual program code for classes/etc.

I've been reading through source code for various programs to get better at programming. I know that many of the people here also do this. I'm wondering what your approach is when …

Great, thanks for the response.

Thanks for the detailed reply.

I'm trying to get a basic idea of what the legal situation would be here. If I started a SaaS business (i.e, monthly subscription for a web application), and later got a job, would…

I've done some programming in Python and am currently learning Ruby. One of the differences I see is Python's philosophy of having one, correct way to do things, while Ruby support…

I'm trying to choose a framework to learn and have been looking at web2py. It seems to be a solid framework that comes with a lot of built-in features and easy deployment, and I li…

So I come from a writing background, and programming and writing have turned out to be very similar. I'm wondering how many of you write outlines for large projects, and how much t…

That's interesting. What exactly did you spend money on when you were in the high-paying jobs?

Yeah, I might try. I'm currently in college, though thinking about just taking a leave of absence. There seem to be a good number of people who are happy working low pay jobs. I ca…

This is something I've been wondering about for a while. How many of you have tried a low pay/low stress job or lifestyle and liked it? I'm talking about pretty low pay, like worki…

Just a suggestion. Have you thought about freelancing? I've seen threads here where freelancers seem to be able to make a decent amount, provided they know the right technology and…

I'm wondering if there's a Hacker News type site for marketing. I've found a few forums for design. Browsing forums seems to help me learn through osmosis. Are there any quality fo…

Hi, I'm a college freshman planning to major in computer science. I hadn't really programmed before college. The summer before, I read through an intro Python book and learned basi…

Hackernews seems to focus on the applications of programming to a limited area (mostly start-ups that deal with disrupting social media, sharing, entertainment, etc.) I haven't see…

Thanks for the responses. Yeah, I was thinking that it was very important to actually learn the "computer science" part and not just the programming part.

I'm a computer science student. Programming and IT change very fast, and constant learning is required to keep up. However, I'm wondering about how a programmer would try to "futur…

I'm a college student who's debating the value of college economics classes. I didn't like the AP economics class I took in high school. It seemed too idealized and non-applicable.…