Both. I'm pseudonymous on this account and have a real account for real name stuff. Generally if it's hacker news stuff or Pythonista community or another commu

Both. I'm pseudonymous on this account and have a real account for real name stuff. Generally if it's hacker news stuff or Pythonista community or another community where I signed up with this name, I'll contribute with this name. If it's more productive open source work, I'll use my real name. I try not to have direct links from this account to the other, but there are small hints left over, scattered around the web if anyone is curious (please email me if you find them!). This name is kind of ridiculous and cumbersome, and is in fact designed to be a name you recognize but don't remember. Unprofessional? Maybe. But the point of what I do on this account is to participate in these communities. Not to make real contributions or serious projects. Not to make things I would show off in a portfolio or something, and not to collaborate with my real life friends. I'm wary of using the same name for every community. I have different names for different communities, and this helps me keep my "automated-collection digital footprint" pretty low for each name. Stereotyping a dev community to use pseudonyms is not a bad thing at all. Sure, it's not strictly in our career interests, but it's good for peace of mind. I have some embarrassing comments on here from a year or two ago. That's ok. I was in high school then. I don't have to worry about it being associated with my real name by an employer -- if the employer puts in the effort to find data that connects my two names, then they've put in far too much effort and it seems they're likely to hire me anyway. There's something to be said for altruistic contributions that don't necessarily keep your own career interests in mind. I too am interested in seeing what the non-dev audience has to say. I think they may have the same privacy concerns.