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Pauline Vos (Senior Software Engineer at MongoDB) reveals how software culture evolved from its counterculture, DIY, and anarchist roots to what we see today.We explore:The original hacker mindset and why it matteredHow open source was always politicalWhy 2017-2018 changed everythingWhere to still find real hacker culture (hint: hacker camps, FOSDEM)The difference between building puzzles vs. building APIsFrom Anonymous protests to battle snake competitions, from lockpicking to the lost idealism of the early web - discover what software engineering lost and where you can still find it."Open source culture goes back to the 70s... quite a few of them see free information, open information, accessible information as a human right." - Pauline🔗 Connect with Pauline:https://pauline-vos.nlhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/paulinepvosFull episode on YouTube ▶️https://youtu.be/0fIoRVlObNoBeyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick AkilPowered by Xebia!!OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - The Origins of Software Culture00:02:13 - The Shift to a Profit-Focused Culture00:03:48 - The Reality of Production and the Need for Guardrails00:05:32 - Contrasting Modern Startup Goals with Hacker Culture00:07:16 - The Role of Architects and Pragmatic Design00:09:46 - The Anti-Capitalist Roots of DIY Culture00:11:52 - Open Source: Political Roots and Business Models00:15:28 - The Thriving and Misunderstood PHP Ecosystem00:21:23 - Why Open Source Lacks User Experience Professionals00:23:36 - The Decentralized Web and The Fediverse Explained00:30:12 - The Web's Original Vision vs. Its Current State00:33:09 - The Impact of AI on How We Use the Internet00:36:07 - AI-Generated Code: A Goldmine for Hackers00:40:47 - "Slop Squatting": A New AI-Related Security Threat00:43:03 - How to Find and Engage with Hacker Culture Today00:46:20 - Gamifying Software: Battle Snake, CSS Battles, and the Demoscene00:50:04 - Final Advice and How to Get Involved
