> If you want to work in operating systems, frameworks, databases, editors, tools, compilers, etc, you’d better be willing to do it on your own time. This true

> If you want to work in operating systems, frameworks, databases, editors, tools, compilers, etc, you’d better be willing to do it on your own time. This true. I was very glad that this contest show up (https://repl.it/jam https://repl.it/jam) just for see somebody try to give some incentives to early and experimental try. This help me in push for make a MVP for my own lang (https://tablam.org https://tablam.org) that I dream could be something like FoxPro/Access/Excel. I wish exist a way to access to micro-funding in this area. Even if is still for "hobby" I think it could make a dent because from my experience most believe this kind of tools are "too hard" for the average developer to work on, until somehow you find some time and just try. This way the talent pool can be build...