Re-linking to this blog post from a couple of years back for, oh, no specific reason…
Free Software and Failed Ideals
Once upon a time, the idea that “only the code mattered” was sold as a way to be inclusive. No one would be shut out if their code was good. But building software is more than code. It’s design. Planning. Discussion. It’s figuring out use cases, misuse cases, and failure modes. It’s interacting with people.
Hmm, it’s one of the posts I’ve already imported to my gemlog too…