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Racket: Why I Think It’s a Great Language, and Why I’m Not Using It Anymore8:45

Racket: Why I Think It’s a Great Language, and Why I’m Not Using It Anymore

19K views • 5 years ago
Leandro Facchinetti
Leandro Facchinetti explains why he thinks Racket is a great language and why he stopped using it. He describes his backstory and experiences with the Racket community.
Topic match · Functional programming
NixOS Drama Explained, a Personal Account2:27:20

NixOS Drama Explained, a Personal Account

15K views • 1 year ago
Jon Ringer
A long personal account by a former NixOS contributor of his experience in the community, his ban and the governance events. He aims to correct what he sees as a false narrative about the NixOS drama.
Topic match · Software practice, open source & careers
Steve Balmer on KLOCs0:51

Steve Balmer on KLOCs

11K views • 11 years ago
Ali Gajani
A one-minute clip of Steve Ballmer explaining IBM's obsession with counting thousands of lines of code (KLOCs) as a measure of programmers. He explains why that metric is useless.
Topic match · Software practice, open source & careers