Week Notes 23#48 (4 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2023-11-27?
Hi, I'm Jamie Tanna (he/him/his), and I'm currently a Senior Software Engineer at Elastic.
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Week Notes 23#48 (4 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2023-11-27?
Gergely Orosz is back for our annual year-end update on the tech market, writ large. How is hiring? Has AI really changed the game? What about that OpenAI fiasco? We also talk in-depth about Gergely’s self-published book, The Software Engineer’s Guidebook, which has been four years in the making.
Since its inception, Joyent has sought to build robust services for elastic compute and storage infrastructure. For much of our history, our runtime of choice...
The moment a person uses "community manager" or "marketing" as a pejorative is the moment I know they're neither worth my time nor safe to welcome into the communities I serve. Get the fuck out of here with that kinda thinking. #OpenSource #FOSS
Attached: 1 image Well I can't unsee that. EDIT: Thanks for all the interactions! If you have some spare cash, please donate to my friends in Maui recovering from a wildfire: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/strengthening/maui-strong-fund
Nicolas Höning is the Co-Founder and CEO of Seita, an open-source energy optimization and digitalization company. Nicolas took an unconventional path to founding an open-source startup, and throughout this episode he describes how creating a greener world through open-source software is more...
Yearly reminder that you don't *have* to do #AdventOfCode Don't let others make you feel bad for not doing it 🙂 And for those that are doing it? Have fun and learn new cool things!
Attached: 1 image I'm working on it!
You call it eating directly out of the ice cream carton, I call it radical self-acceptance.
Le sigh. And now I must recommend Roku Sticks for people who don’t want to drop over $120 on a streaming device and/or want to use said device reliably on captive networks. https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/1/23984444/amazon-fire-tv-autoplay-ads-on-startup
It's wild how Chrome has become this generation’s Internet Explorer.
Attached: 1 image Self promo: gifts + stocking stuffers for folks who refuse to fit in a box. I make and design enamel pins, patches, stickers, bookmarks and stationery that make great little gifts for Christmas. Social justice, disability pride, lgbtq+ rights, #neurodivergent, #adhd, #actuallyautistic, #books themed goodies. It's been a hard and weird year for #smallbusiness, so please #shopsmall for the holiday season if you can and encourage your friends too, please! 😊 I ship pretty much everywhere in the world ✨🌈 #fedigiftshop #mastoart Shop -> https://fluffmallow.com Community -> https://fluffmallow.com/not-okay-club
The most difficult part of achieving my personal goals is that I'm the person I'm relying upon on to reach them
Hey, if you're the type of person that can start typing a reply to an argument, then decide that actually it's not worth bothering with and delete the reply, I want you to know: You're doing fantastic, and you should be proud of yourself. I wish more people had that kind of restraint.
Attached: 1 image It's December! Here's your yearly reminder:
Lars Kamp is the Co-Founder and CEO of Some Engineering, the makers of Resoto. In this episode, Lars describes what he’s learned from founding and working at multiple start-ups, as well as the main differentiators he’s experienced founding his first open-source startup. Lars describes his though...
This week we’re joined by Mark Côté, who leads the Developer Infrastructure organization at Shopify, to learn about their developer survey program. Mark shares what went into designing and running the survey, what they’ve done to drive participation rates higher, and how they interpret their...
The open source coding philosophy has enormous appeal to many software engineers, and with good reason. Open source libraries, applications, and operating systems are now essential to the overall technology ecosystem. And the number of open source projects is only increasing. But many developers don’t know how to get involved in open source. Or, they
Me, describing developer work estimation industry practice: > "We start with 'points describe complexity, not time' as a guiding philosophy, and then proceed to describe all estimates in terms of time."
My god. Basecamp/37signals and DHH in particular: what a cesspool of toxic waste ☣️ https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2023/11/30/why-were-dropping-basecamp/
The #OpenUK State of Open Con 2024 Call for Papers has been extended until midnight on Sunday 3rd December - so if like me you thrive under the time pressure, you've got a chance now to get a last submission in 👀
We've so far had 120 submissions across all the conference tracks, and I'm very eager to see what exciting things we've got!
https://stateofopencon.com/cfp/#CallForPapers #StateOfOpenCon #SOOCon24
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No way to prevent this, says only blogger where this regularly happens
Attached: 1 image 📝 Open source enthusiasts, we want to hear from you! 🚀 Submit your papers to the Open Source Software Call for Papers and contribute to the collective knowledge of the community. 🌍 Deadline: December 1st.
Attached: 1 image Another win for AI.
Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Luis Villa of Tidelift about how it helps code maintainers get paid, plus what's happening in AI, ML, regulation and more.
Manton Reece, creator of Micro.blog, stops by to talk about the history of Micro.blog, what it's written in, how it handles feeds coming in and going out, cross-posting, authentication, and the somewhat hidden features of Micro.blog: bookmarking, bookshelves, and even podcasting.
I’m just an executive, standing in front of some small thing that brings you joy in this life, asking how I can completely ruin it for money
Attached: 1 image #1: “let’s form a union.”
🚨PSA: CfP for the #Go devroom at @fosdem ENDS THIS WEEK (FRIDAY) 🚨 . #FOSDEM is by far my favorite event, there are no words to describe it. IF you are a #gopher or know someone, please submit your talk before 1st Dec https://github.com/go-devroom/cfp/blob/main/README.md and see you there 🍻
I don’t need “ai” in my terminal, I’m perfectly capable of typing something that looks plausible but does something completely unexpected myself thanks
I'm super excited to be part of the Open Source and Open Source Software Track Call for Papers (CFP) committee at #OpenUK's second State of Open Conference 🚀
It's my first time getting involved in the CFP process and I've got some great folks to learn from on the committee, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing what awesome sessions y'all have to share.
You've only got till Friday to submit a session, so best get sending them to https://stateofopencon.com/cfp/ 👀
#CallForPapers #StateOfOpenCon #SOOCon24
Attached: 1 image I made this for me but I'm pretty sure you can use it too.
Poverty shouldn't exist. For anyone. Ever. Too often I hear 'No one with a job should live in poverty.' True. But let's go further. No one should live in poverty, job or not. Jobs should be a ticket to more than just survival. Think thriving, not surviving; buying fun, not life.
Wow. https://archive.is/wAt0i, an archived copy of https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-22/nlrb-files-case-against-mozilla-for-not-hiring-labor-activist. This is really what I'm afraid of. And I'm stupid findable on the Web (thanks to not using an alias — that bit me in the ass very fast — like in 2013, but whatever). I'm hoping Cher wins this case; I'll be following it closely. Especially because I've applied like four times at Mozilla with not as much as a reply if the role was closed or anything. Sidenote, though, I hate the fact that's this idea that we can sign away rights because we have a contract — and that's never clear if it's actually the case. I really am glad she stood up. (https://jacky.wtf/2023/11/Zwc5)
I can’t let you remove that, it’s a load bearing organizational delusion
Attached: 1 image #fediverse #mastodon #bluesky #bsky
Attached: 1 image Nice new feature in Firefox: Copy link without site tracking parameters. Well done, @FirefoxNightly@mozilla.social #firefox #privacy
Week Notes 23#47 (2 mins read).
What happened in the week of 2023-11-20?
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Not sure if it's my neurospiciness, but Apollo Throwdown (Star Slinger Remix) hits the right spot every time
On this episode, our host Georg Link kicks off the discussion, introducing a stellar lineup of panelists including Sean Goggins, Yehui Wang, Mike Nolan, and Cali Dolfi. The topics discussed today are the CHAOSS software, Augur, and GrimoireLab, and the different applications built on top of this software. The panel members discuss the projects they are involved in, such as the Augur project, OSS Compass, and Project Aspen’s 8Knot. Then, we’ll delve into Mystic’s prototype software, aiming to transform how academic contributions are recognized and valued. The discussion dives deep into the role of CHAOSS software in open source and community health, talks about Augur and GrimoireLab projects, ecosystem-level analysis, and data visualization. Press download now to hear more!
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The condition can be debilitating at work – and medicines are in short supply globally
Mike and Danny Sheridan from Fern chat about updates to Fern: client library SDK codegen, and their great new docs site generator tool.
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