• Marxism-Fennekinism
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    261 year ago

    I don’t get why programmers, especially ones actually working on open source projects, insist on using proprietary services. Stack Overflow is one, also GitHub.

    • @pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.world
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      261 year ago

      It’s unfortunate, but the reality is that many of the proprietary services are… free, convenient, and where the people are.

      Most projects do not have a lot of funding, so it makes sense to use low cost platforms with the least amount of friction. I think most developers are aware of the risks and trade-offs, but make a pragmatic decision to use these proprietary services b/c the benefits for them outweigh the costs.