Regarding name-checking of Popper vs. Kuhn: Kuhn and Popper both make interesting observations about the development of science. However, Popper's observations

Regarding name-checking of Popper vs. Kuhn: Kuhn and Popper both make interesting observations about the development of science. However, Popper's observations are more directly applicable to the task of actually doing science. He gives a useful framework for developing and testing theories, where Kuhn's work has more to say about how theories become widely accepted. So Popper appeals to the pragmatism of most hackers. Kuhn is also, sadly, very popular with crackpots. Almost any fringe scientist will eagerly explain to you that his ideas represent "a new paradigm", and that those who doubt him are simply trapped in old ways of thinking. So a desire to avoid guilt by association probably also plays into it. That's my take on it anyway. (I know it's kind of a tangent, but it seemed like an interesting thing to think through).