Should open source projects use open platforms for their communities, or should they meet people where they are – places like Discord?
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Linux Downtime – Episode 66

Professional software developers Amolith and Kevin join Joe and guests to discuss developing with, and for Linux.

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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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Linux Dev Time – Episode 99

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
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Linux Dev Time – Episode 98

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
 
 
 
 
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Linux Dev Time – Episode 97

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.
 
 
 
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Linux Dev Time – Episode 96

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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