Name: What Engineers Get Wrong About Open Source (From the OSS Lead at Meta)
Uploaded: 2024-09-27T08:21:29+00:00
Duration: 2 min 49 s
Description: Open source software is not just about the code! It's about understanding and working with project maintainers to solve

What Engineers Get Wrong About Open Source (From the OSS Lead at Meta)

Open source software is not just about the code! It's about understanding and working with project maintainers to solve a problem.

Open source software is not just about the code! It's about understanding and working with project maintainers to solve 

Anybody can write code, but few can write truly good code. Code quality is arguably the biggest differentiator when it comes the market value and impact of a software engineer.

At the end of the day, working in tech, or anywhere really, is all about working with other human beings. Communication is the core skill necessary to make this collaboration effective.

Interpersonal communication is an important skill to have as a software engineer. As a software engineer, you work with a team of other software engineers to build a product or scale a system. In order to work effectively with the other members of your team, you need to be able to communicate with them so you are all aligned on the same end result.

Learn how to improve your interpersonal communication skills to design better software with your team

Master your interpersonal communication skills to build empathy and long lasting relationships with your teammates that extend beyond your current role. When you prioritize interpersonal communication, you can ensure that your projects are successfully completed on time.

Interpersonal communication is the key to building trust with your teammates

James was an Engineering Director and Principal Engineer at Meta (Facebook), where he led the Open Source initiatives. James worked at Meta for more than 10 years until 2022. He started his career in tech in the 90s in the United Kingdom.

In 2022, James left the corporate world to sail on his boat (Scout) and build an open-source project called TinyBase (a data store for local-first apps).

Open-source software is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code. 

Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative, public manner.

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