Ask HN: Have you regretted making something open-source?

Re:Ask HN: Have you regretted making something open-source? by mixedCase on Sunday July 30, 2017 @02:59PM (#14887294)

It helps me to remember the following:

- I am not my work.

- All software sucks. Some suck less than others.

- I have simultaneously been catastrophically wrong and full of confidence in the past. Be open minded to the possibility there's a very different way to do things that will make you a better professional. Be similarly open to the possibility the other guy is full of shit.

- Developing a thick skin will make your life (in general) easier. It's better to do it in a short, intense period of time than prolonging the pain over decades of your life.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you regretted making something open-source? by codeisawesome on Sunday July 30, 2017 @10:54PM (#14889181)

Did you make these discoveries when someone complained about "mixed casing" in your code? :-)

Seriously though, well put! Thanks for the reminder.

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