A wake-up call for the OSS community

02. Nov 2023

With large corporations and commercially-backed projects taking the lead among OSS contributions by a long shot, unfortunately, …

If your tools don't work for you, get better tools

07. Aug 2022

Many tools are synonymous with their respective professions. Workers in those professions often take pride in the tools they use, …

Can your distro handle my package?

05. Dec 2020

Here’s something to get angry about: Linux distros are just glorified package managers with some exclusive content. With enough …

Infinite wisdom of intuent idiots

01. May 2020

Ideally, things in software development should be intuitive. As the saying goes, if you need to explain what something does, …

Local dev creates better software with this mind-blowing trick!

05. Apr 2020

“Junior devs hate him!” … and he doesn’t give a shit if they can’t handle a direct, blunt feedback.

My tab is much wider than yours

04. Apr 2020

“… your tab can go right up your …” And if we’re going to measure who’s got a wider one, let me point out that my space key is …

Perfectionists need not apply

31. Mar 2020

There seems to be a constant conflict between the time it takes to write well-organised code, and the time available to deliver …

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