Why do programmers like unicorns and ponies?

A unicorn is, as noted, a mythical creature. A horse/pony with a magical horn growing from its head. It is generally seen as a "sweet, kind, gentle" yet powerful creature. The mere sight of a unicorn is supposed to be a semi-magical event, as they are quite reclusive (as are most mythical creatures, I hear). read more

Biz Carson/Business Insider Ponies grow up to be centaurs who then transform into unicorns — or at least that's one Silicon Valley investor's view of evolution. At 500 Startups Demo Day, Dave McClure took the stage in a rainbow unicorn hoodie and introduced the audience to some new classifications of startups. read more

Unicorn, that has a nice horn so it is slightly better than; Pony ; Of course, the top would be the winged unicorn, but I don't include it in the rank, since as everybody knows, this one don't actually exists. Please let me know if you agree with me or have another rank you would like to propose. read more