Joel
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Valid reasons! Monorepo + off the shelf solutions sometimes results in nightmare PRs. The situation is only getting worse with AI coders.
Reading code is now a full time job
Reading code is now a full time job
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Valid reasons! Monorepo + off the shelf solutions sometimes results in nightmare PRs. The situation is only getting worse with AI coders.
Reading code is now a full time job
Reading code is now a full time job
Honestly, there need to be public spaces online. We’ve allowed large companies to own and govern these space for too long, that’s why they’re useless as public infra
Not saying take over fb/insta. But instead publicly-owned internet spaces
Not saying take over fb/insta. But instead publicly-owned internet spaces
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Honestly, there need to be public spaces online. We’ve allowed large companies to own and govern these space for too long, that’s why they’re useless as public infra
Not saying take over fb/insta. But instead publicly-owned internet spaces
Not saying take over fb/insta. But instead publicly-owned internet spaces
MS has been telling on themselves since their solution to dev sucking on windows was WSL
“Oh, people prefer Linux? Instead of making windows dev better in any meaningful way let’s just shove Linux into windows”
I’m sure my windows SWEs are happy about WSL, but its a bandaid
“Oh, people prefer Linux? Instead of making windows dev better in any meaningful way let’s just shove Linux into windows”
I’m sure my windows SWEs are happy about WSL, but its a bandaid
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
MS has been telling on themselves since their solution to dev sucking on windows was WSL
“Oh, people prefer Linux? Instead of making windows dev better in any meaningful way let’s just shove Linux into windows”
I’m sure my windows SWEs are happy about WSL, but its a bandaid
“Oh, people prefer Linux? Instead of making windows dev better in any meaningful way let’s just shove Linux into windows”
I’m sure my windows SWEs are happy about WSL, but its a bandaid
There’s a concept in game design called “Negative Probability Space”.
It refers to how players will try really hard to reach some unreachable platform or section of the game.
If there’s treasure there, then they feel smart, otherwise they feel cheated.
I picture it a bit like that
It refers to how players will try really hard to reach some unreachable platform or section of the game.
If there’s treasure there, then they feel smart, otherwise they feel cheated.
I picture it a bit like that
September 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
There’s a concept in game design called “Negative Probability Space”.
It refers to how players will try really hard to reach some unreachable platform or section of the game.
If there’s treasure there, then they feel smart, otherwise they feel cheated.
I picture it a bit like that
It refers to how players will try really hard to reach some unreachable platform or section of the game.
If there’s treasure there, then they feel smart, otherwise they feel cheated.
I picture it a bit like that
What do you think of the update so far? Had any luck against the third phase dragon?
June 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What do you think of the update so far? Had any luck against the third phase dragon?
It’s eaten all my free time whole 🥲 then they go and drop an update with these crazy new fights
June 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It’s eaten all my free time whole 🥲 then they go and drop an update with these crazy new fights
That’s one thing I’ll admit I am worried about.
I think AWS is leveraging their status as a “trusted partner” to say that buying the OSS through them is actually faster than through the makers
I think AWS is leveraging their status as a “trusted partner” to say that buying the OSS through them is actually faster than through the makers
April 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
That’s one thing I’ll admit I am worried about.
I think AWS is leveraging their status as a “trusted partner” to say that buying the OSS through them is actually faster than through the makers
I think AWS is leveraging their status as a “trusted partner” to say that buying the OSS through them is actually faster than through the makers
That’s a fair point. I expect that when people call out the 34B number (myself included) the real idea they are getting at is just the size of the acquisition.
In relative terms I agree though that it should have gone for more.
In relative terms I agree though that it should have gone for more.
April 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
That’s a fair point. I expect that when people call out the 34B number (myself included) the real idea they are getting at is just the size of the acquisition.
In relative terms I agree though that it should have gone for more.
In relative terms I agree though that it should have gone for more.
Just realized who I’m talking to.
How did your experience on WP Engine shape your perspective on open-source?
Given the recent fiasco, I would be pretty pissed at OSS
How did your experience on WP Engine shape your perspective on open-source?
Given the recent fiasco, I would be pretty pissed at OSS
April 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just realized who I’m talking to.
How did your experience on WP Engine shape your perspective on open-source?
Given the recent fiasco, I would be pretty pissed at OSS
How did your experience on WP Engine shape your perspective on open-source?
Given the recent fiasco, I would be pretty pissed at OSS
Always happy to answer any other questions you may have! We had to take that leap of faith but it’s paid off 100-fold!
April 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Always happy to answer any other questions you may have! We had to take that leap of faith but it’s paid off 100-fold!
I always like to mention as well (and it’s in the report), that OSS consistently exits at higher valuations than closed source. (See: redhat 34B, MongoDB 30+B)
It all comes down to enterprise trust, and OSS companies can cultivate that better than any other model
It all comes down to enterprise trust, and OSS companies can cultivate that better than any other model
April 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I always like to mention as well (and it’s in the report), that OSS consistently exits at higher valuations than closed source. (See: redhat 34B, MongoDB 30+B)
It all comes down to enterprise trust, and OSS companies can cultivate that better than any other model
It all comes down to enterprise trust, and OSS companies can cultivate that better than any other model
They wrote the code, and so are best positioned to explain and understand, and provide new features and security patches.
For enterprise scale and regulated industries; this is a huge need of theirs. They can’t just use any tool they get off the street.
Even better, OSS can better steal users 3/
For enterprise scale and regulated industries; this is a huge need of theirs. They can’t just use any tool they get off the street.
Even better, OSS can better steal users 3/
April 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
They wrote the code, and so are best positioned to explain and understand, and provide new features and security patches.
For enterprise scale and regulated industries; this is a huge need of theirs. They can’t just use any tool they get off the street.
Even better, OSS can better steal users 3/
For enterprise scale and regulated industries; this is a huge need of theirs. They can’t just use any tool they get off the street.
Even better, OSS can better steal users 3/
What often happens is that someone steals code, for instance sentry, and then makes an close and tries to steal the customers of that product.
The customers will then go to the open-source company and ask why they should stay; they have a better offer.
The OSS company has the cards here though 2/
The customers will then go to the open-source company and ask why they should stay; they have a better offer.
The OSS company has the cards here though 2/
April 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
What often happens is that someone steals code, for instance sentry, and then makes an close and tries to steal the customers of that product.
The customers will then go to the open-source company and ask why they should stay; they have a better offer.
The OSS company has the cards here though 2/
The customers will then go to the open-source company and ask why they should stay; they have a better offer.
The OSS company has the cards here though 2/
The short answer is: no. No company has *ever* closed down because someone stole their code.
There’s an amazing video on the open-source business model which addresses this.
The core point here becomes trust - companies want and need to trust the tools and teams they work with
There’s an amazing video on the open-source business model which addresses this.
The core point here becomes trust - companies want and need to trust the tools and teams they work with
April 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The short answer is: no. No company has *ever* closed down because someone stole their code.
There’s an amazing video on the open-source business model which addresses this.
The core point here becomes trust - companies want and need to trust the tools and teams they work with
There’s an amazing video on the open-source business model which addresses this.
The core point here becomes trust - companies want and need to trust the tools and teams they work with
This may come as a surprise, but not much will happen.
Chrome is just the closed-source version of chromium.
Chromium has a vibrant open-source community who maintains it, and many companies use it to build desktop apps.
Both the community and money are there to keep chrome alive
Chrome is just the closed-source version of chromium.
Chromium has a vibrant open-source community who maintains it, and many companies use it to build desktop apps.
Both the community and money are there to keep chrome alive
April 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This may come as a surprise, but not much will happen.
Chrome is just the closed-source version of chromium.
Chromium has a vibrant open-source community who maintains it, and many companies use it to build desktop apps.
Both the community and money are there to keep chrome alive
Chrome is just the closed-source version of chromium.
Chromium has a vibrant open-source community who maintains it, and many companies use it to build desktop apps.
Both the community and money are there to keep chrome alive
+1
An analogy I like:
Pretend I give you a book, and I ask you to memorize its contents. You do, and know all about the people, plot, etc.
Then I come back and ask you where the paper in the book came from; from which tree?
You have no idea.
If I give you 10 more books, you still don’t know
An analogy I like:
Pretend I give you a book, and I ask you to memorize its contents. You do, and know all about the people, plot, etc.
Then I come back and ask you where the paper in the book came from; from which tree?
You have no idea.
If I give you 10 more books, you still don’t know
April 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
+1
An analogy I like:
Pretend I give you a book, and I ask you to memorize its contents. You do, and know all about the people, plot, etc.
Then I come back and ask you where the paper in the book came from; from which tree?
You have no idea.
If I give you 10 more books, you still don’t know
An analogy I like:
Pretend I give you a book, and I ask you to memorize its contents. You do, and know all about the people, plot, etc.
Then I come back and ask you where the paper in the book came from; from which tree?
You have no idea.
If I give you 10 more books, you still don’t know
I’ve been saying this for a while: social media is a public space, and should be maintained as such
April 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I’ve been saying this for a while: social media is a public space, and should be maintained as such