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    Tech Talk: Software as a Reflection of Values With Bryan Cantrill

    CoRecursive: Coding Stories · Dec 18, 2018 · 1 h 19 min
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    Which operating system is the best? Which programming language is the best? What text editor? Bryan Cantrill, CTO of Joyent says that is the wrong question. Languages, operating systems and communities have to make trade offs and they do that based on their values. So the right language is the one who's values align with you and your projects goals. This simple idea carries a lot of weight and I…

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