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A better question would be whether if .NET is the right tool set for the scope of your project not if a YC startup is using it?

If you are looking to explore and are open to learning further, by all means, jump into Django. On the other hand, if .NET access is no problem to you and your collaborators and that it fits your problem scope, go forth.

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.NET is for sure a right tool and a good one on that and Django has its own merits but here I am more interested in popular technology trends.

If you are going for popularity in HN circles, I don't think .NET is a particularly hot shot. Fwiw, I just remembered Loopt (a YC startup :-) used to be on a .NET full stack, but they are moving towards Rails for frontend (http://www.loopt.com/jobs/web-developer-front-end).

In general, Rails seems to be really popular. That doesn't necessarily mean it's the right tool or the best one.

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