The Selfish Programmer
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Michael Sparks discusses the concept of open source software as a means of solving problems through collaboration and sharing. He emphasizes the importance of giving back to the community in terms of code and documentation to enhance software quality. Ultimately, he encourages individuals to take ownership of the code and adapt it to their needs.
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The Selfish Programmer
- 1. The Selfish Programmer EBU Open Source Workshop Michael Sparks Senior Research Engineer BBC Research http://kamaelia.sourceforge.net/
- 2. Care Open source software is created when someone cares about a problem enough to do something about it. Michael Sparks, http://kamaelia.sf.net/
- 3. Share Open source is created when someone shares their solution to a problem in a way that allows others to solve more problems. Michael Sparks, http://kamaelia.sf.net/
- 4. Give By giving back code patches you gain better code. By giving back documentation you get better software. Michael Sparks, http://kamaelia.sf.net/
- 5. Selfish We want to solve the problem easily We want to lighten the load, for all We give and in turn receive Michael Sparks, http://kamaelia.sf.net/
- 6. Teach We're teaching the software to be more useful. It stays adaptable to us, adaptable by us. Software parts, not upgrades Michael Sparks, http://kamaelia.sf.net/
- 7. (video) Michael Sparks, http://kamaelia.sf.net/
- 8. Be Selfish Take the code, see if it works for you, what have you got to lose? Michael Sparks, http://kamaelia.sf.net/