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Open source software developers could never approach the masterpiece of software craftsmanship is on display here. Only exceptional, highly paid professionals w

by 7e 3y ago

Open source software developers could never approach the masterpiece of software craftsmanship is on display here. Only exceptional, highly paid professionals with intense focus can achieve this. Generally, those who can, do and get paid handsomely, those who can't, pretend by volunteering their open source. We're talking Hollywood composer vs. music teacher, here.

wickedsickeune 3y ago
The best software I've ever used is git and it's FOSS. The closed source alternatives don't even come close, even on niche usecases.
- 7e 3y ago
  You should try Google and Facebook's internal SCM tools. Better than Git by miles. Git itself was a copy of the real innovator in the space, BitKeeper. Git, being free, has undercut commercial solutions, and that market is now a wasteland.
  - maigret 3y ago
    Interestingly GitHub and GitLab have captured most of that market by plugging the gaps in the developer journey. I sometimes use git standalone for personal work but wouldn't dare for a bigger project.
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - hhjinks 3y ago
    What makes those solutions better?
pharmakom 3y ago
don't check the license section of your latest iGizmo.
DoesntMatter22 3y ago
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- dang 3y ago
  Whoa, you can't attack another user like this on HN, regardless of how wrong they are or you feel they are. We ban accounts that break the rules this way. If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.
Onewildgamer 3y ago
A polished UI is only what you are looking at, not what is underneath. You have failed to understand the years and years of hardwork poured by vast majority of OSS that helped building all the systems that underpin every single system out there. Your comparison of OSS developers as tinkerers who can't reach the Megacorp scale is totally absurd. I've worked at these corporations, and out of 10 only 1 or 2 would reach a scale of a great developer. But, OSS developers innovations, contributions and impact surpasses any company out there. Also, nobody in their right mind wants to work 80 hours a week competing with a team who's trying to better you, if you pit the developers against each other it doesn't matter how much you get paid, your time is owned by the large corp at the end of the day. Easy to undermine the work of OSS developers who go unappreciated and hail the rat racing corporations.
bagels 3y ago
1) I'm sure there's a lot of open source software hiding in every apple device. 2) I know Facebook and Google contribute to open source, probably Apple does too? 3) Of course you can get a lot of well qualified people working on a project if you pay them.

by 7e 3y ago

wickedsickeune 3y ago

The best software I've ever used is git and it's FOSS. The closed source alternatives don't even come close, even on niche usecases.

7e 3y ago
You should try Google and Facebook's internal SCM tools. Better than Git by miles. Git itself was a copy of the real innovator in the space, BitKeeper. Git, being free, has undercut commercial solutions, and that market is now a wasteland.
- maigret 3y ago
  Interestingly GitHub and GitLab have captured most of that market by plugging the gaps in the developer journey. I sometimes use git standalone for personal work but wouldn't dare for a bigger project.
- deleted 3y ago
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- hhjinks 3y ago
  What makes those solutions better?

pharmakom 3y ago

don't check the license section of your latest iGizmo.

DoesntMatter22 3y ago

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dang 3y ago
Whoa, you can't attack another user like this on HN, regardless of how wrong they are or you feel they are. We ban accounts that break the rules this way. If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.

Onewildgamer 3y ago

A polished UI is only what you are looking at, not what is underneath. You have failed to understand the years and years of hardwork poured by vast majority of OSS that helped building all the systems that underpin every single system out there. Your comparison of OSS developers as tinkerers who can't reach the Megacorp scale is totally absurd. I've worked at these corporations, and out of 10 only 1 or 2 would reach a scale of a great developer. But, OSS developers innovations, contributions and impact surpasses any company out there. Also, nobody in their right mind wants to work 80 hours a week competing with a team who's trying to better you, if you pit the developers against each other it doesn't matter how much you get paid, your time is owned by the large corp at the end of the day. Easy to undermine the work of OSS developers who go unappreciated and hail the rat racing corporations.

bagels 3y ago

1) I'm sure there's a lot of open source software hiding in every apple device. 2) I know Facebook and Google contribute to open source, probably Apple does too? 3) Of course you can get a lot of well qualified people working on a project if you pay them.