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Which two programming languages together are powerful and cover the largest field in programming? Twyla Naythias, Geekus Maximus (yes, it's legit) 606 votes Java I can't believe I'm saying this - and even more incredulous that I'm listing itfirst. Java has a laundry list of issues, and it actively opposes 70% of what programmi... Read More » Why are billionaires not trying to increase their lifetimes? Peter Lewis, Deadbeat 615 votes Ray Kurzweil, of Google, has openly declared that he has an 80% chance of reaching immortality. His reasoning is that in the next 30 years, with technology and medical adv... Read More » How do mathematicians come up with proofs (seemingly out of nowhere)? Peter Flom, Independent statistical consultant for researchers in social, medical and behavioral sciences 143 votes Yes, they are imaginative. Hardy once had a student who was deciding between a career as a fiction writer or a mathematician. When he decided on the former, Hardy said "go... Read More » What operating systems do hackers use? Stan Hanks, building "the Internet" since 1981, now building web-scale companies 957 votes The best - and I mean the very best - hacker that I know doesn't use an OS. He's a social engineer. And he owns uniforms for nearly 400 delivery services, utility services... Read More » How can I hack Facebook? Abbas Naderi, infosec expert, scientist, researcher, philosopher 355 votes I see a lot of good answers here, but all of them claim its impossible to hack facebook technically, which is not true. Let me explain:... Read More » What is the most lucrative programming language to learn for a non programmer? Mattias Petter Johansson, Software Engineer @ Spotify 93 votes It matters a lot more what kind of programming and what kind of programmer that you are, than what language you're using. That said, here is some graph that I found on the ... Read More » I am a software engineer with 20+ years experience, but I've failed 5 tech interviews in a row because I didn't do that well in the algorithm problems. Should I change my career? Jessica Su, CS PhD student at Stanford 696 votes "20+ years experience" - that's your problem! Your typical new grad took an algorithms class a couple years ago. But for you, it's probably been twenty years since you've... Read More » Is swimming a good way to build up muscles? Wayne Henderson 343 votes Yes and no. Take a look at two of the best swimmers ever. ... Read More » What is investment banking? Kyle Murao 513 votes Well, let's start out with two facts: It's a ton of work, all the time. Let alone the office work, which becomes less important as a banker rises in seniority; just consta...  Read More » How can I increase my income as a software engineer over the years? Kurt Guntheroth 167 votes When I started out, software development paid like other engineer jobs. The ratio of top pay to starting pay was about 2.5 to 1. Today, software development pays more like ... Read More »