One of the things that surprised me when I started interviewing open source maintainers for this Once a Maintainer project was how much software development is blocked by, essentially, human coordination. I’ve always thought of software development as a solo endeavor. Us business people love meetings. Task lists with assignees. Reply-all email threads. But developers, all they need is their terminal, an internet connection, and a cup of coffee and boom, stuff happens.
Launching Upgrade Path
Launching Upgrade Path
Launching Upgrade Path
One of the things that surprised me when I started interviewing open source maintainers for this Once a Maintainer project was how much software development is blocked by, essentially, human coordination. I’ve always thought of software development as a solo endeavor. Us business people love meetings. Task lists with assignees. Reply-all email threads. But developers, all they need is their terminal, an internet connection, and a cup of coffee and boom, stuff happens.