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• Zed Shaw's Twitter feed is private due to a desire to separate his personal and professional online presence |
• He has two Twitter feeds: one for personal rants and another for professional, programming-related content |
• He wants to shield new programmers from his negative views on the industry and focus on positive, beginner-friendly content |
• He believes many people enter programming for the wrong reasons, focusing too much on getting a job and not enough on learning to code |
• Zed Shaw is an author of several programming books, including "Learn Python the Hard Way" and "Learn Ruby the Hard Way" |
• Turning fame into a career as an educator teaching people to code and pick up new skills |
• Most books on programming are written in reverse, making it easier to get code working first |
• Zed Shaw recommends taking a book, getting the code working, and then reading about it to learn |
• Learning to fix bugs in open source projects is a good way to build skills and get recognition |
• An alternative to traditional job interviews is to give someone a piece of broken code and ask them to fix it within a time limit |
• This approach is seen as a more practical way to assess a person's ability to code, rather than asking theoretical questions. |
• Algorithms and hiring processes |
• Bug fixing as a universal skill |
• Open source and the potential for exploitation |
• Security and social engineering |
• Zed Shaw's personal experience with homelessness and the open source community |
• The relationship between open source contributions and career prospects |
• Zed Shaw's "Rails is a Ghetto" controversy and its aftermath |
• The Ruby on Rails community's animosity towards Java programmers and its impact on Zed Shaw's job prospects |
• The shift of open source towards corporate dominance and the difficulties of making money as an open source developer |
• Zed Shaw's tweet storm criticizing the exploitation of open source by corporations and the need for developers to be compensated for their work |
• The tension between open source's ideals of free software and the reality of corporate profiteering from open source projects |
• Corporations commoditizing open source projects to depress prices and gain an advantage |
• Corporations using open source as a way to collaborate with other giant monopolies |
• Neutral foundations and organizations being influenced by corporate interests |
• Corporations making it difficult for open source developers to make money from their projects |
• Value being provided by corporations through open source projects that benefit the wider community. |
• Concerns about corporate control of open-source projects, with companies like Google influencing project direction |
• Debate over whether corporations are transparent about their involvement in open-source projects |
• Discussion of the "fopen source" concept, where companies use open-source to further their own interests |
• Examples of companies like Google and Joyent being accused of not running open-source projects ethically |
• Counterpoint that forks of open-source projects can be a normal part of the open-source process, with the goal of improving the project |
• Concerns about the power imbalance between large corporations and individual developers, and how this can be used to silence dissenting voices |
• Argument that the lack of examples of corporations being held accountable for their actions is due to the system itself, and not just the corporations' behavior |
• The exploitation of open source developers by corporations is a reality and not just a matter of corporations taking advantage of people. |
• The rise of fascism and totalitarianism is tied to the creation of new communication mediums, including the internet. |
• The open source model can perpetuate fascism as it allows for the exploitation of developers by corporations. |
• The success of projects like Kubernetes is due in part to their ability to receive funding and support from corporations. |
• The VC funding landscape has changed, making it harder for individuals to get funded for open source projects. |
• Large organizations are moving into VC-funded open source projects, which can create a new dynamic in the industry. |
• Pitching open source projects to VCs is much harder than pitching other types of projects, requiring a working project with a established user base. |
• The ease of making money in software by creating something banks want, often written in Java |
• Corporations exploiting open source development to pad their pockets |
• Open source developers being servile fascists, tolerating totalitarianism and profiting from it |
• Corporations using open source as a way to commoditize and profit from open source projects |
• Zed Shaw's past comments on Rails being a ghetto, now retracted and taken down |
• Discussion of Zed Shaw's past writing and its potential to be perceived as hurtful |
• Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo express a desire to maintain a positive and non-confrontational atmosphere on the show |
• Zed Shaw's comment about "developer fascism" in the programming community |
• Discussion of the line between disagreement and hate, with Zed Shaw suggesting that some people conflate the two |
• Zed Shaw's experience with being targeted by online abusers and the lack of support from others in the community |
• Jerod Santo's observation that Zed Shaw is a strong advocate for himself and may not need help from others |
• Example of Aaron Swartz's project web.py being dismissed and eventually abandoned due to the influence of Guido van Rossum |
• Metaprogramming in Python projects |
• Criticism of Guido's stance on metaprogramming in Python |
• Allegations of servile fascism and mindless followership in the Python community |
• Zed Shaw's experience with the Python 3 project and the backlash he received for criticizing it |
• Discussion of the role of self-identification and the drivers of servile fascism in the open source community |
• Attack on Zed Shaw for teaching Python 3 and criticizing the Python community |
• Accusation of being unqualified to teach Python 3 |
• Lack of support from fellow programmers, including friends, who are afraid of repercussions |
• Discussion of the cult-like behavior of some programming communities, including the PSF |
• Zed Shaw's experience with increased book sales and traffic after being targeted by the PSF |
• Analysis of the motivations behind the attack, including a perceived threat to the PSF's power and influence |
• Discussion of the response to Zed Shaw's tweet storm, including positive feedback and the lack of death threats or negative responses |
• The limitations and impracticalities of using blockchain for licensing and payment in open source software |
• The potential for blockchain to serve as a ledger for tracking open source usage and licensing |
• The difficulties of using blockchain for payment, including volatility and the need for a real-world tie-in |
• The benefits of using a blockchain-based solution for organizations to track and manage open source usage |
• The potential for companies to use blockchain to avoid transparency and accountability regarding their use of open source software |
• The hypothetical scenario in which companies pay developers directly for their work on open source projects |
• The difficulties of making open source a viable career choice, and the potential consequences of not doing so |
• Zed Shaw's open source career and his evolution as a developer |
• Misconceptions about Zed's personality and opinions on open source |
• His happy and successful current state, with various projects and income streams |
• The importance of self-education and learning new skills, such as painting |
• How Zed engages with his audience and prefers to be contacted via his blog or email |
**Jerod Santo:** Zed, we invited you on to talk about somewhat of an epic Twitter rant you went on back in April... But now looking at your Twitter, it looks like you have it on private mode; are you on hiatus? What's going on with your Twitter feed? |
**Zed Shaw:** Yeah, yeah. Well, I have two Twitter feeds. I have the one that's just kind of me ranting about stuff, and then I have another one that's for my books... Like the "Mr. professional author of books", I teach people. |
**Jerod Santo:** Living two lives. |
**Zed Shaw:** Yeah, living two lives, just like a serial killer. \[laughter\] So what I did is I put that one on private just for a little while, just to see if it changes the way I say things. Also, just sort of like because I feel there's a lot of people who follow that Twitter feed, and then they're sort of like "It... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** That's so funny that you're like that though... |
**Zed Shaw:** Yeah. I mean, I think everyone's like that, I'm just honest about it. \[laughter\] |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Okay, I'll give you that... To some degree. |
**Jerod Santo:** It looks useful. |
**Zed Shaw:** Yeah, you look at all these people who are like "Oh yeah, I'm Mr. Sensitive and I do all these things and I really love humanity", and then you find out that no, they're actually giant pieces of crap. Yeah, I'm just honest about it. |
**Jerod Santo:** You just wear it. |
**Zed Shaw:** Yeah, I mean, I'm not a bad person, but I have no problem speaking my mind, speaking out about things that I seem to think affect other people, or myself, talking about my personal life... Things like that. And it's not like I have some weird personal life; it's pretty boring. |
And then there's also -- a lot of that personal account is a lot of art. I do a lot of painting, and I think that doesn't mix for a lot of people. I think there's a lot of people who follow me for the painting, and I'd like to have those separate. I can put some paintings out, I can do a lot more talking about art, thi... |
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2018 Changelog Interviews Transcripts
Complete transcripts from the 2018 episodes of the Changelog Interviews podcast.
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