Note: We strive to make our chats interesting to developers and allow them to take chats in whatever direction they choose. We're constantly adding new chats, but here are a few examples:

War Story: Bug - Tell us your favorite war story about a memorable triumph over a trying bug.

Slow Process Speculation - A linux process is reportedly running slowly. Speculate on the potential causes of the slowness, and the steps you would take to prove or disprove each theory. Creativity is encouraged.

Unicode for Grandmas - Unicode is frequently misunderstood. Think you can explain unicode to an audience of grandmothers?

For or Against ORM - Describe your stance on Object Relational Mapping (ORM) tools.