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We dig into SQLite – an interesting and unusual project that is widely used but has an uncommon licence, a proprietary test suite, and doesn’t take external contributions. Plus printf() vs “proper” debugging.
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We explore the line between developer and sysadmin and come to the conclusion that despite the clear difference between the roles, there is a lot of crossover when it comes to skills and character traits.
The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
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We are joined by popey from Linux Matters to talk about how software packaging has changed over the years. The tooling has improved massively, containerisation has made a huge impact, but Andy still prefers the old distro repo model.
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More of our development hot takes including excessive energy use, optimising your code, the importance of licences, Matrix and Jabber being on the same side, the myth of secure code, and why self-hosting is hard.
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Some of the work-adjacent things that we do including writing code that we shouldn’t like writing Rust in Rust, fun projects that turned into paid work, and career progression. Plus some of our go to resources for learning about development.
Some resources we mentioned
Self-Directed Research Podcast
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Our development hot takes including “rewrite it in Rust”, lack of documentation, single vs multiple monitors, dependency numbers, light vs dark mode, and distro package repos.
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You need to be able to write good code to be a successful developer, but how important are other “soft” skills like communication, relating to and motivating others, and time management?
Kevin mentioned a blog post about burnout in the Rust project
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Campbell Barton joins us to talk about porting Blender, the hugely popular professional 3D software, to Wayland.
Wayland support in blender task
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What is it about Linux that draws us to it as a development platform? Plus why we choose the specific distros that we use.
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Following on from our episode about dealing with a horrible codebase, Andy argues that completely rewriting a project is almost always a bad idea.
Things You Should Never Do, Part I
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