Open source is a huge part of what makes programming appealing to me. I like to build things that will last, and that I own completely. I don't think that Micro

Open source is a huge part of what makes programming appealing to me. I like to build things that will last, and that I own completely. I don't think that Microsoft or Apple have a positive influence on society and prefer not to support them. You can call that unreasonable all you want, but already my approach has paid huge dividends as far as picking technologies that have staying power and are continually gaining traction.