2024-12-28
I remember ages ago, a friend asked me what my tips would be to transition from a typical programmer to a “systems programmer”. And I distinctly remember answering him along the lines of “Y’know what, I don’t really know, maybe just get more experience?” And now, being an engineering leader to some extent, I get this question once in a while, but even now, I don’t really have a default answer, and a good one at that, to give.
Programming · Programming · Software · Software · Systems · Tech
6 minutes
How valuable is your source code?
2024-10-18
I had a think about this topic when I saw a recent Ars Technica news article about Winamp releasing their source code to GitHub and then deleting it after some backlash from the open source community. And we also hear about instances of leaked source codes as well, such as that of The New York Times, Okta, Intel’s UEFI source, Mercedes Benz, Microsoft, among others. Until now, I haven’t really put too much thought into this.
Programming · Programming · Software · Software · Tech
6 minutes