Ask HN: Can I just open source a new technology or should I write a paper?

Re:Ask HN: Can I just open source a new technology or should... by LeoSolaris on Thursday January 10, 2019 @05:35PM (#18879032)

Open source generally builds slowly. It takes time for communities to coalesce around new tech in ways that are meaningful. It is worth the effort and time it takes to keep the software updated.

For faster feedback on the core ideas, a paper would serve very well. You'll have the attention of your peers and the faculty to gather initial impressions.

There isn't any reason why you couldn't do both. Open sourcing new ideas doesn't mean you cannot write a paper on the subject. The code is still your idea at the core. Refinement of the code doesn't change that fact.

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Re:Ask HN: Can I just open source a new technology or should... by hsikka on Thursday January 10, 2019 @05:38PM (#18879064)

Great points, I think I may be overestimating the speed of Open Source development in my mind, leading to the mistaken assumption that all my time should be used rapidly building better tech. If that isn't the case, and there's bound to be a slow uptake on the OS side, it certainly seems prudent to shift my attention over to communicating and disseminating my work, perhaps through a paper.

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Re:Ask HN: Can I just open source a new technology or should... by ___cs____ on Thursday January 10, 2019 @05:59PM (#18879277)

What I have seen lately is, writing a paper + open sourcing code, would be more beneficial than doing one thing. At the end, you will be talking to two communities.

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