Author: joe

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Forks are a fundamental aspect of open source software so we get into the different types of forks, when and why you might want to fork a project, the maintenance burden that comes with a hard fork, the importance of winning mindshare for your fork, what exactly counts as a fork, when it’s not always a great idea to fork, and more.

 

 

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We are joined by Allan Jude to talk about what it’s like to run a company that develops and maintains open source software with a focus on upstreaming as much code as possible.

 

Klara

November 2023 FreeBSD Vendor Summit – The Value of Upstream First

How to upstream code to open source projects

FiloSottile (Filippo Valsorda)

 

 

 

 

 

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Andy is a huge proponent of test-driven development and explains why – including types of code testing including unit tests and integration tests, when you actually need to run tests, how long they should take, and more.

 

Emily Bache

cyber‑dojo

Test with Go

 

 

 

Kolide

Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps.  It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/linuxdevtime to learn more.

 

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Kevin and Andy answer Joe’s noob questions about development including the differences between compiled and interpreted languages, C vs C++, why the Linux kernel is written in C, Go vs Rust, and what memory safety means.

 

 

 

Kolide

Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps.  It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/linuxdevtime to learn more.

 

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We are joined by Drew DeVault to discuss his programming language called Hare, which aims for 100 years of forwards compatibility.

We mentioned Drew’s blog posts Can I be on your podcast? and It takes a village

 

 

 

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Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps.  It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/linuxdevtime to learn more.

 

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How we first learned to code, and how we learn new technologies now.

Snake in Terraform
Snake in lots of languages
Web server in Sinclair BASIC

 

 

 

Kolide

Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps.  It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/linuxdevtime to learn more.

 

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What we’ve learned over the years about the interview process for software development jobs, both as the applicant and the interviewer.

 

 

 

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The automation tools we use in our development and why we use them. Plus how to engage with your project’s community – both in real time, and asynchronously.

 

 

 

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Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps.  It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/linuxdevtime to learn more.

 

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Andy Balaam joins us to talk about accepting contributions from devs with varying levels of experience. When to invest the time to mentor them, why documentation is important, how automated tools fit in, being willing to decline some contributions, dealing with companies vs individuals, and more.

 

 

 

 

Kolide

Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps.  It’s Device Trust for Okta. Visit kolide.com/linuxdevtime to learn more.

 

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How we use AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, what they have done to the development industry, what might happen in the future, and the ethics of the whole thing. With guest host Linus.

 

 

 

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