Oldie but goodie - a perenial here on HN and usually guaranteed to create a lively discussion.<p>Usually when this is discussed "FizzBuzz" gets mentioned, so you can find suitable discussions that way:<p><a href="http://searchyc.com/fizz+buzz?sort=by_date" rel="nofollow">http://searchyc.com/fizz+buzz?sort=by_date</a><p>Alternatively, just look for the article you actually submitted:<p><a href="http://searchyc.com/submissions/Why+can%2527t+programmers+program?sort=by_date" rel="nofollow">http://searchyc.com/submissions/Why+can%2527t+programmers+pr...</a><p>And here it is:<p><a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1605" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1605</a><p>Finally, here's a more recent discussion:<p><a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1142398" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1142398</a><p>There are more. Given that you've been on Hacker News for over two years I'm surprised you haven't seen them all.