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> Meanwhile getting to say your code is used by Nintendo Switch on your resume Yeah, that's immediately what my mind went to. If my code was used by someone a

by Verdex 6y ago

> Meanwhile getting to say your code is used by Nintendo Switch on your resume Yeah, that's immediately what my mind went to. If my code was used by someone as major as Nintendo, then I wouldn't be making a fuss. But you can bet that I would have 50 different ways to move that into a discussion during a job interview. Yeah, sure it would be nice if people sent me free things because they're using my code. However, putting restrictions on my code or making a huge stink about it on social media sounds like a good way for people to not use my code. If I wanted something back for sure in exchange for my code, then I would license it such that I'm going to get something back or setup some other contract. I thought that's how adulthood worked. If you want something in exchange for your work then you need to set it up ahead of time. If you want to give somebody something then you shouldn't expect anything back. You gave it.

dmix 6y ago
Indeed, I also have had some problems in the past with 'hackathons' I attended which were heavily organized around competition prizes. There were obviously teams simply goal chasing for prizes. Which I felt the organizers pushed so hard for that it went against the 'spirit' of hackathons. There's plenty of personal gain to be found being an OSS developer (especially in a group setting just outletting creatively with other talented people) without directly making the motivation prizes/money the end goal. No one is against rewarding OSS developers as much as possible. I'm certainly not and think every successful company using OSS software, aka all of them, should have a wing donating to projects. But I am against watering it all down to some narrative of OSS developers somehow being exploited by commercial companies.
- VoxPelli 6y ago
  And Feross himself is a perfect example of one who is trying out different ways to be a full-time open source developer: https://feross.org/funding-experiment-recap/ https://feross.org/funding-experiment-recap/ Having companies and individuals supporting him: https://feross.org/thanks/ https://feross.org/thanks/ As well as offering actual support contracts: https://feross.org/support/ https://feross.org/support/
breck 6y ago
> your code is used by Nintendo Switch on your resume Great point. In the current market for devs, the expected value of that is probably worth ~$10,000's+.
- offtop5 6y ago
  Easily could be more if they specifically need his niche. A switch is ultimately a mid spec Androidish tablet. I'd imagine embedded system manufacturers would really value him
  - pavlov 6y ago
    I think you’re overestimating the package in question. It’s about 50 significant lines of code total: https://github.com/feross/safe-buffer/blob/master/index.js https://github.com/feross/safe-buffer/blob/master/index.js It’s a tiny API wrapper in JavaScript for older Node versions. While useful for someone on older Node, it doesn’t really say anything about the author’s embedded system chops.
    - colejohnson66 6y ago
      It’s looks like it’s just a polyfill. Not to diminish the achievement, but you’re correct: it’s doesn’t reflect on his embedded skills (if they even exist).
    - offtop5 6y ago
      Good point, I definitely didn't research his actual library.
    - ursaspark 6y ago
      kudos for doing the quick research into the actual topic and background of the situation at hand instead of soap-boxing about hypotheticals. This should have been mentioned in the original post as it gives some much-needed perspective about the scale of the contribution.

by Verdex 6y ago

dmix 6y ago

Indeed, I also have had some problems in the past with 'hackathons' I attended which were heavily organized around competition prizes. There were obviously teams simply goal chasing for prizes. Which I felt the organizers pushed so hard for that it went against the 'spirit' of hackathons. There's plenty of personal gain to be found being an OSS developer (especially in a group setting just outletting creatively with other talented people) without directly making the motivation prizes/money the end goal. No one is against rewarding OSS developers as much as possible. I'm certainly not and think every successful company using OSS software, aka all of them, should have a wing donating to projects. But I am against watering it all down to some narrative of OSS developers somehow being exploited by commercial companies.

VoxPelli 6y ago
And Feross himself is a perfect example of one who is trying out different ways to be a full-time open source developer: https://feross.org/funding-experiment-recap/ https://feross.org/funding-experiment-recap/ Having companies and individuals supporting him: https://feross.org/thanks/ https://feross.org/thanks/ As well as offering actual support contracts: https://feross.org/support/ https://feross.org/support/

breck 6y ago

> your code is used by Nintendo Switch on your resume Great point. In the current market for devs, the expected value of that is probably worth ~$10,000's+.

offtop5 6y ago
Easily could be more if they specifically need his niche. A switch is ultimately a mid spec Androidish tablet. I'd imagine embedded system manufacturers would really value him
- pavlov 6y ago
  I think you’re overestimating the package in question. It’s about 50 significant lines of code total: https://github.com/feross/safe-buffer/blob/master/index.js https://github.com/feross/safe-buffer/blob/master/index.js It’s a tiny API wrapper in JavaScript for older Node versions. While useful for someone on older Node, it doesn’t really say anything about the author’s embedded system chops.
  - colejohnson66 6y ago
    It’s looks like it’s just a polyfill. Not to diminish the achievement, but you’re correct: it’s doesn’t reflect on his embedded skills (if they even exist).
  - offtop5 6y ago
    Good point, I definitely didn't research his actual library.
  - ursaspark 6y ago
    kudos for doing the quick research into the actual topic and background of the situation at hand instead of soap-boxing about hypotheticals. This should have been mentioned in the original post as it gives some much-needed perspective about the scale of the contribution.