I replicated an $86M project using open-source libraries (2017)

Re:I replicated an $86M project using open-source libraries ... by aresant on Sunday July 28, 2019 @03:29PM (#20549374)

Actually an interesting project and in the authors follow up article he explains his motivation vs standing for the “click bait” knee jerk:

“Most readers saw it for what it was: a proof of concept to spark discussion about the use of open source technology, government spending, and one man’s desire to build cool stuff from his couch.”

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/remember-that-86-million-l...

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Re:I replicated an $86M project using open-source libraries ... by close04 on Sunday July 28, 2019 @04:29PM (#20549687)

> Since then, the reactions have been overwhelming. My article received over 100,000 hits in the first day, and at last glance sits somewhere around 450,000. I’ve been invited to speak on local radio talk shows and at a conference in California. I think someone may have misread Victoria, AU as Victoria, BC.

> I have met for coffee with various local developers and big name firms alike

But anyone who saw clickbait titles for what they are (putting the rest of the controversial claims aside) were just pedants:

> Pedants have pointed out [...]

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