EPISODE · Mar 11, 2020 · 1H 9M
Mike Perham on Sustaining Open Source with Sidekiq and Faktory
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Topics include:- 0:00 - What is Faktory?- 2:28 – Why might I need a background job?- 13:26 – Why did you make Sidekiq?- 16:15 – What lead to Faktory?- 24:02 – Why'd you use Go to implement Faktory's server?- 25:36 – Who is Faktory for?- 31:58 – What's the most interesting thing you've learned about architecting background job systems?- 36:24 – How do you see job queuing work in a serverless world?- 41:23 – What are some of your thoughts on open source sustainability?- 46:48 – What makes a library productizable?- 48:30 – Were you thinking entrepreneurially when starting Sidekiq?- 53:30 – Could open source sustainability be solved by a marketplace or middleman?- 55:14 – How has your business model and financial incentives affected the development of your open source libraries?- 1:00:30 – How do you think about API additions and feature requests to Sidekiq? Links:- [Faktory](https://github.com/contribsys/faktory)- [Sidekiq](https://sidekiq.org)- [Mike on Twitter](https://twitter.com/getajobmike)- [Mike's blog](https://www.mikeperham.com)- [Building a $1 Million Business Solo with Mike Perham of Sidekiq](https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/016-mike-perham-of-sidekiq)
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