The Open Source Software Renaissance Is Going to End Someday

The revolution in open source software over the last 30 years is akin to the Italian Renaissance: ideas spread like wildfire and this creates a virtuous incubation space for more ideas and innovation. Open source software and package managers have made it incredibly easy for software developers to rapidly share their ideas and for other developers to consume and rapidly accumulate huge amounts of code. Mike and Erik discuss the evolution of software engineering as a discipline that consumes open-source software and wonder ruminate on what will happen when this frothy period ends.Send us Fan Mail