Ask HN: When you meet a fellow programmer "in the wild", ...is it cliche to ask them what language they program in? Is there a better topic of conversation? |
Ask HN: When you meet a fellow programmer "in the wild", ...is it cliche to ask them what language they program in? Is there a better topic of conversation? |
(Corollary: most codebases are bad.)
Personally, leading with a language is superficial at best, and at worst, a crude filter employed to determine whether or not a person fits in with your objective or clique.