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Why so much fear mongering? People have been saying the bubble's going to burst for years now.

For example, a company that exclusively uses Haskell or Scala is probably not a great idea.

Wow, you and I are totally at odds on this one.

Requirements churn

Meh, it's not that bad for me; I have the help of my wife's parents, though.

Why is this a problem in your opinion?

Would you like to share this? This one sentence doesn't really add any value to the conversation.

It is possible. I actually love going to work. Just wanted to provide a counterpoint here.

I didn't always feel like this. I used to work for a depressing place. But since I started working for my current company, the culture, the people, have made it worthwhile.

Don't say Columbia Heights... Don't say Columbia Heights... DAMNIT!!!

When did this happen to your friends? I've been living here for about 2 years now, and thankfully nothing of the sort has happened yet.

I'm up for this, too! Live in DC, work in Arlington, so either one would be preferable.

The fact that it's branded with Windows makes me hesitant to use it for non-Microsoft environments.

I'm surprised they decided to re-implement a lot of the available open source libraries (like WinJS.Promise looks a lot like kriskowal/q). Why re-invent the wheel?

Ouch

I cannot believe this type of journalism. It's just a clear rehash of what was said on HN, maybe even close to plagiarism. This is trash.

What does it give you above other frameworks, specifically Angular?

FIDE Master here. Rated 2317 according to the latest FIDE ratings.

Very troubling. I will not be signing up with DO.

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