Episode 170
Open-Source Ethics and Monetization with Chris Coyier
Whiskey Web and Whatnot · Skill Issue Studios
November 28, 202458m 45sExplicit
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Show Notes
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
- 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/
- Website: https://chriscoyier.net/
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/chriscoyier
- CodePen: https://codepen.io/
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
- Website: https://whiskey.fm
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