On Programmers.StackExchange there is some additional about the recommendation for a tool, library or other: http://meta.programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/6483/why...

One of the bits in that is a note of a Stack Exchange for Software Recommendations - http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com which can deal with recommendation questions. This is a social example of 'branch on incompatible policy' from vcs. http://www.bradapp.com/acme/branching/branch-creation.html#P...

Key to asking there is making sure there is enough information being presented so that someone can give the right recommendation: http://meta.softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/336/