Hammer Principle
It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.
Abraham Maslow, 1966
Gins
At its most basic gin is just a neutral spirit flavoured with juniper, but once you get past that it's an incredibly versatile drink. Different gins have massively different flavours and work well in different cocktails. Tell us how you like your different gins, and what you like about them.
An example: New Amsterdam wins vs Hendrick's for "This gin is very versatile".
Martial Arts
There are a wide variety of martial arts. Some are good for defending yourself, some are massively competitive sports, some merely look incredibly impressive. Depending on what you want, you might choose completely different martial arts. Help us figure out which ones to choose and when.
An example: Wing Chun wins vs Wushu for "This martial art is fun to practice".
Version Control Systems
There are a ton of different version control systems. Superficially many of them seem very similar, but they differ in crucial details. How do you choose between them?
An example: Perforce wins vs SVN for "This system is good for binary files.".
browsers
We spend a large portion of our lives in front of our web browsers these days. There are a load of different browsers, each with their own benefits and drawbacks. Why did you choose yours?
An example: IE 8 wins vs IE 9 for "This browser is minimal".
databases
There's a lot of noise around SQL vs NoSQL and which database is best within each area.
The reality is that every database has different strengths and weaknesses, and you need to take all of these into account when choosing which one to use.
Let's cut through the noise and figure out what those strengths and weaknesses are for each.
An example: dbm wins vs Cassandra for "This database would be good for embedding in an application".
programming languages
We all talk about using the right tool for the job in the context of programming items. But which job? And what's the right tool for it?
I want your help in determining the answer for this.
An example: Lua wins vs Haskell for "There are many good commercial tools for this language".
