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> but you really can't find any of note who promote an interest that can be specifically tied to what developers want. Well, everything you mention are organiz
by sbov 8y ago
> but you really can't find any of note who promote an interest that can be specifically tied to what developers want.
Well, everything you mention are organizations with figureheads you can call up and ask what they think. They can also give you money so you can pursue their ideas. I'm not sure who a politician would talk to if they wanted to be pro developer. I'm not sure who would give you money for being pro developer.
- 40acres 8y ago> I'm not sure who a politician would talk to if they wanted to be pro developer. This is part of my point, I can't think of any organization, no matter the size that is "pro-developer" this can be anything from advocating for the removal of non-competes, codifying some open source things into law, IP law reform, tax write offs for things like accelerators.. anything. > I'm not sure who would give you money for being pro developer. Developers would! Being a developer in America puts you firmly in the upper middle class nationwide. I think the nature of most developers is to organize in more decentralized and informal ways. IRC, mailing lists, github orgs, etc. At some point though we will need to realize that we are apart of the mainstream (our companies definitely have) and that there is a voice and mechanism of action to exert that voice to affect things.