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While I agree that it might be harder for full-time developers to have a lot of material assets (but still make a decent living), that simply is not the case wh
by gtirloni 11y ago
While I agree that it might be harder for full-time developers to have a lot of material assets (but still make a decent living), that simply is not the case when it comes to impact: just check all the open source projects that are integral to everyone's life these days.
- pavlov 11y agoNot everyone wants to contribute to open source projects. I can see two reasons: 1) Major open source projects are usually sponsored by a corporate parent that employs full-time programmers on the projects. The company steers the project. Independent contributors tend to be young people trying to fill up their GitHub profile because a blog told them that's how you do a résumé these days. 2) Small open source projects are often dominated by young people trying to fill up their GitHub profile because a blog told them that's how you do a résumé these days. Experienced programmers may not want to get involved in that.
- gtirloni 11y agoStart your own project.
- ansgri 11y agoEither nobody will use it, or you have to be good in marketing. Speaking of which, you'd earn a ton of money being a good programmer with good marketing skills. These can be good consultants.
- fsloth 11y agoIf the goal is to gain leverage on the day job and financial security, statistically speaking that is a poor advice. If the goal is to learn about public projects and write something one needs and feels important, then, sure, that's awesome.