Open-Source Ethics And Monetization With Chris Coyier Whiskey Web And Whatnot: Web Development, Neat podcast

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Chris Coyier about the complexities of open-source, balancing community contributions with monetization, the quirks of modern web development, and creative approaches to building sustainable tech projects.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro
(01:02) Podcast recording and All Things Open
(04:10) Wine tasting: Brunello di Montalcino Annata 2018
(04:41) CSS and styling challenges
(11:02) Open source licensing
(22:24) Feature flags and pricing models
(27:28) 90s nostalgia
(32:19) Is open source worth it?
(39:53) Why dev hiring is broken
(45:21) Famous forks
(49:26) WordPress drama
(54:58) Plugs

Links

RodeCaster Pro II: https://rode.com/en-us/interfaces-and-mixers/- rodecaster-series/rodecaster-pro-ii/
All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/
ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/
Audigo: https://www.audigolabs.com/
Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
CodePen: https://codepen.io/
Intro.js: https://introjs.com/
Supabase: https://supabase.com
PostHog: https://posthog.com/
Sentry: https://Sentry.io/
LaunchDarkly: https://launchdarkly.com/
Nirvana: https://www.nirvana.com/
Kurt Cobain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain/
Pearl Jam: https://pearljam.com/
Coldplay: https://www.coldplay.com/
Phish: https://phish.com/
Ray LaMontagne: https://www.raylamontagne.com/
Ember: https://emberjs.com
LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/
Homebrew: https://brew.sh/
Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/
Wufoo: https://www.wufoo.com/
CodeCrafters: https://codecrafters.io/
PearAI: https://trypear.ai/
Godot: https://godotengine.org/
iojs: https://github.com/nodejs/iojs.org/
WordPress: https://wordpress.org
Matt Mullenweg: https://x.com/photomatt/
Jetpack: https://jetpack.com/
Astro: https://astro.build/
DHH: https://x.com/dhh/

Connect with Chris

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Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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