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If You Use It In Production, Maybe Say Thank You. Or Money. Mostly Money
Programming Webdev Devops Javascript Python
18 days ago 301.2K views 1 shares
If You Use It In Production, Maybe Say Thank You. Or Money. Mostly Money
Billion-dollar companies running on libraries maintained by some legend who hasn't slept since 2019 and survives on GitHub stars instead of actual compensation. Your banking app? Probably held together by a package some developer created in their basement and forgot about. The entire internet is basically balanced on the backs of unpaid maintainers who get 47 issues opened per day asking "when will you add feature X?" Meanwhile, Fortune 500 companies are making millions using their code and the most they get is a "thanks bro" in the README acknowledgments section. The visual nails it—massive infrastructure crushing down on the tiniest foundation imaginable. And yes, those ants are probably also dealing with merge conflicts and dependency hell while holding up the entire tech ecosystem. Maybe throw them a coffee donation? Or like... an actual salary?

How To Contribute To Open Source (Or Not)
Programming Webdev Git
4 months ago 220.1K views 0 shares
How To Contribute To Open Source (Or Not)
The perfect representation of the open source community's split personality. On one side, you've got the enthusiastic advocates with their step-by-step guides and "beginner-friendly" labels. On the other, you've got the gatekeepers with their "DON'T contribute" warnings and... wait, is that a Soviet hammer and sickle? Nothing says "our code belongs to everyone" quite like communist symbolism thrown into the mix! The reality of open source: 50% welcoming community trying to build their GitHub résumé, 49% terrified maintainers who don't want you touching their perfect code, and 1% people who somehow turn programming into political theory. And they wonder why newbies get confused!

Few Things Won't Change
Linux Devops Git Programming
6 months ago 502.7K views 0 shares
Few Things Won't Change
The year is 2070. Flying cars exist. We've colonized Mars. Quantum computing powers everything. But the Linux kernel? Still not "vibe code." Some poor maintainer is getting a pull request rejected because Linus doesn't think their commit messages spark joy. 50 years from now and we'll still be using git, still dealing with legacy code from the 90s, and still arguing about tabs vs spaces. The more technology advances, the more kernel development stays exactly the same.

The Hostage Taker
Git Devops Agile Programming
7 months ago 202.5K views 0 shares
The Hostage Taker
That moment when your code review turns into an interrogation session. "I see you've implemented this feature without documentation... interesting . Now, before I approve your PR, tell me what you thought about that React conference keynote? Didn't catch it? What a shame. Looks like this merge might take a while..." The dark side of open source maintainers that GitHub doesn't want you to see.

Do Not Advertise In NPM
Javascript Webdev Devops Programming Frontend
8 months ago 178.1K views 0 shares
Do Not Advertise In NPM
Ah, the classic "npm post-install job hunt" saga! The maintainer of core-js (a critical library that half the internet depends on) is literally begging for financial support and a job in the terminal output every time someone installs his package. Fast forward to GitHub where someone opened an issue asking if he ever found employment, only to discover that years later, he's still jobless... and possibly in prison? Nothing says "sustainable open source" quite like maintaining code that powers billions of dollars of tech while simultaneously being unemployed and incarcerated. The real 404 error was the career opportunities that never loaded.