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Agreed. The original article made a good point of the language being simple (feature-light) makes it appealing for enterprises, as an alternative to Java, for building enterprise s…

I'd definitely recommend Spacemacs. It's a starter pack for Emacs which adds layers (it's like a collection of modes), mnemonic key bindings, and other things. Link: http://spacema…

If you don't mind straying off the beaten track, you should try Nadeshiko. It's available for both Ruby and Go. Be warned that it's still a work-in-progress. https://github.com/kir…

In general, Apple favors skeuomorphism.

As an Android and iOS developer, I would like to point out that one of the contributing factors to the lack of well-designed applications for Android is due to the lack of polish i…

As a long term Windows (and Mac) user, I disagree with the part about Windows. Windows 7 is quite polished and I haven't had to deal with spyware in years (of using Windows XP / Wi…

I agree. A lot of blame lies with the educational system which promotes rote learning and at times, even penalizes thinking out of the box.

Nowadays, more and more Indian parents seem to be receptive of "unconventional" career choices. Not saying that it's common, or that most don't push their kids towards engineering/…