Book description
An inside look at modern open source software development and its influence on our online social world.
Open source software, in which developers publish code that anyone can use, has long served as a bellwether for other online behavior. In the late 1990s, it provided an optimistic model for public…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Working in Public as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was lucky enough to read an early draft of this book and it’s simply the best analysis of the open-source software ecosystem around today.
The writing style is friendly and not formal despite the academic-level research that went into this book. It made me think differently about the open-source projects I maintain and how I interact and chose those I use.
From Mike's list on The best books for becoming a great open source software engineer.
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