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Interesting take from Pieter Levels on how learning to code today involves sifting through dozens of VC/corporate-funded devfluencers pushing newbie devs toward certain “open-source” frameworks, with the ultimate goal of having them host their startup on proprietary, closed-source and often overly-expensive infrastructure.

“It’s like lobbying.”

Interesting take from Pieter Levels on how learning to code today involves sifting through dozens of VC/corporate-funded devfluencers pushing newbie devs toward certain “open-source” frameworks, with the ultimate goal of having them host their startup on proprietary, closed-source and often overly-expensive infrastructure.

“It’s like lobbying.”

https://x.com/chfsrh/status/1826314475860840500

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cant believe this is just being talked about now, like come on it was so obvious 5 years ago. dont know react? sorry cant job you

i know i know i sound like a knowitall twat 

It's such an interesting "entrapment with OSS frameworks" emergent strategy, eh?! 

And agree, this has been kinda pretty darn visible (but still bit non-obvious) for a good 5 years.
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