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Damn you FaceBook. I dislike the underlying premise, the adverts, and (especially) the "real names" policy. But... between great bits of Open Source like Rea

by dasmoth 11y ago

Damn you FaceBook. I dislike the underlying premise, the adverts, and (especially) the "real names" policy. But... between great bits of Open Source like React, cool infrastructure projects like this, and a technical culture which seems a whole lot more open than many other big companies, it's getting kind-of hard to go on hating. Walk back a bit from the obsession with open plan offices, and I might just cave...

r0naa 11y ago
> But... between great bits of Open Source like React, cool infrastructure projects like this, and a technical culture which seems a whole lot more open than many other big companies, it's getting kind-of hard to go on hating. Walk back a bit from the obsession with open plan offices, and I might just cave... Wholeheartedly agree with you comment, Facebook's engineering blog is truly humbling. There is not a day where I do not try to think of something that would both make the Internet more decentralized, anonymous and secure while being extremely profitable. The latter is crucial because capitalism would make the change viral and being profitable would let me attract talent. In short, make something that people want AND that promotes values I believe in.
- MichaelGG 11y ago
  Facebook could easily promote more privacy and anonymity while remaining profitable. It could have been a non-profit and aimed to make money without compromising privacy. It wouldn't be as profitable but that's a different story.
  - afarrell 11y ago
    I would be genuinely interested in knowing how they could have scaled organizationally without money from investors who would have pushed them to make a profit.
Bahamut 11y ago
Their commitment to open source is truly amazing - I am currently in the process of interviewing with them, and am increasingly in awe of the company. Surprisingly, their massive open office is the quietest office I have been in. It is a really nice workplace.
- e12e 11y ago
  Quietest office? More quite than a proper office, with a door, with just you and you computer? Not being snarky, just trying to understand if I understood that correctly?
- xixixao 11y ago
  This. From my experience at Facebook and Google, FB's open space is way more quiet than cubicles at Google. People in the other cubicle feel like the others don't hear them (they do).
zak_mc_kracken 11y ago
> it's getting kind-of hard to go on hating. Don't worry, most of their code base is still written in PHP.

by dasmoth 11y ago

r0naa 11y ago

> But... between great bits of Open Source like React, cool infrastructure projects like this, and a technical culture which seems a whole lot more open than many other big companies, it's getting kind-of hard to go on hating. Walk back a bit from the obsession with open plan offices, and I might just cave... Wholeheartedly agree with you comment, Facebook's engineering blog is truly humbling. There is not a day where I do not try to think of something that would both make the Internet more decentralized, anonymous and secure while being extremely profitable. The latter is crucial because capitalism would make the change viral and being profitable would let me attract talent. In short, make something that people want AND that promotes values I believe in.

MichaelGG 11y ago
Facebook could easily promote more privacy and anonymity while remaining profitable. It could have been a non-profit and aimed to make money without compromising privacy. It wouldn't be as profitable but that's a different story.
- afarrell 11y ago
  I would be genuinely interested in knowing how they could have scaled organizationally without money from investors who would have pushed them to make a profit.

Bahamut 11y ago

Their commitment to open source is truly amazing - I am currently in the process of interviewing with them, and am increasingly in awe of the company. Surprisingly, their massive open office is the quietest office I have been in. It is a really nice workplace.

e12e 11y ago
Quietest office? More quite than a proper office, with a door, with just you and you computer? Not being snarky, just trying to understand if I understood that correctly?
xixixao 11y ago
This. From my experience at Facebook and Google, FB's open space is way more quiet than cubicles at Google. People in the other cubicle feel like the others don't hear them (they do).

zak_mc_kracken 11y ago

> it's getting kind-of hard to go on hating. Don't worry, most of their code base is still written in PHP.