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Re: Programmers Survey

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Post by kevinastock »

mtogo wrote: post #19

I think this is a satire: * The survey lists it's purpose as identifying trends in software development. Hardly, as this will outline just what a small subset of trends on HN (and HN is just a tiny, itty bitty subset of all softwate development). Since HN is primarily web and mobile development, you won't learn about any trends in game development, for example. * 'Unbuntu' listed as an Operating System. Misspelling a…

How is Ubuntu not an operating system?

Re: Programmers Survey

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Post by ori_b »

Seems like it's only applicable to a very narrow subset of developers. Pretty much the only question that I could check anything off for was the first one. I don't develop for mobile, and I don't use any of the listed tech for web apps.

Re: Programmers Survey

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Post by sologoub »

kevinastock wrote: post #21
mtogo wrote: post #19

I think this is a satire: * The survey lists it's purpose as identifying trends in software development. Hardly, as this will outline just what a small subset of trends on HN (and HN is just a tiny, itty bitty subset of all softwate development). Since HN is primarily web and mobile development, you won't learn about any trends in game development, for example. * 'Unbuntu' listed as an Operating System. Misspelling a…

How is Ubuntu not an operating system?

It's a flavor of Linux?

This survey seems half-assed....

Re: Programmers Survey

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Post by sologoub »

ennovates wrote: post #2

Nice use of google docs I say

The subject really shouldn't say "(google.com)" in it... very misleading. Initially, I had thought this was posted by Google, but then saw the content/url and realized it's google docs.

Re: Programmers Survey

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Post by irahul »

mtogo wrote: post #19

I think this is a satire: * The survey lists it's purpose as identifying trends in software development. Hardly, as this will outline just what a small subset of trends on HN (and HN is just a tiny, itty bitty subset of all softwate development). Since HN is primarily web and mobile development, you won't learn about any trends in game development, for example. * 'Unbuntu' listed as an Operating System. Misspelling a…

> Ubuntu is not an operating system.

Ubuntu seems to disagree http://www.ubuntu.com/

"Ubuntu is a fast, secure and easy-to-use operating system used by millions of people around the world."

Re: Programmers Survey

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Post by mtogo »

kevinastock wrote: post #21
mtogo wrote: post #19

I think this is a satire: * The survey lists it's purpose as identifying trends in software development. Hardly, as this will outline just what a small subset of trends on HN (and HN is just a tiny, itty bitty subset of all softwate development). Since HN is primarily web and mobile development, you won't learn about any trends in game development, for example. * 'Unbuntu' listed as an Operating System. Misspelling a…

How is Ubuntu not an operating system?

It's a software distribution. It includes GNU/Linux, which is an operating system, but Ubuntu itself is not an operating system.

Re: Programmers Survey

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Post by alnayyir »

irahul wrote: post #27
sologoub wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a flavor of Linux? This survey seems half-assed....

> It's a flavor of Linux? That doesn't disqualify it from being an operating system.

It's not an operating system, it's a distribution of software other people wrote that comprises an operating system.

It's not even an original distribution of Linux at that, it's just downstream Debian plus some crappy GUI apps.

--- Ubuntu user

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