Weird little guys of FOSS

kept by orbitaltide sep 01

The post catalogs prominent free‑software figures accused of extremist views, harassment, and bigotry, urging readers not to engage with them.

Temporal: The 9-year journey to fix time in JavaScript
After nine years of work, the Temporal proposal reached Stage 4, providing a modern, immutable date/time API to replace JavaScript's flawed Date object.
also on Brendan Eich, #open-source
37signals Isn't Smarter Than You, But They Are Different
37signals achieves clean code by keeping teams small, cutting scope, and hiring top engineers, a strategy most companies cannot adopt due to feature-driven revenue models.
also on David Heinemeier Hansson, #culture, #developer-tools
Ruby Programming Language
Ruby's redesigned homepage highlights the language's fun, readable syntax, rich gem ecosystem, and supportive community through testimonials from Matz, DHH, and others.
also on David Heinemeier Hansson, #open-source