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Lightning Talk Beginner CC BY

That could have been a text file

Proposal status is Rejected
Session Description

I’d like to talk about this idea of tools vs appliances and how so many of the software applications (i.e. appliances) that we rely on could be replaced with just tools like text files, git, cron jobs, email, and so on. Just because we can build a free and open source app for something, doesn’t mean we should.

Key Takeaways

  • Thinking about open source with the additional lens of tools vs appliances.

  • Using tools as a way to reduce technical debt, improve accessibility, and maintainability.

  • Learning to question assumptions that tools like git are too complicated or intimidating for our clients.

References

https://rithvikupadhya.com

Session Categories

Engineering practice - productivity, debugging
Talk License: CC BY

Speakers

Rithvik
Rithvik Independent IT & Cybersecurity Consultant

I am a freelance developer and cybersecurity consultant. I specialise in servicing social sector clients such as universities, archives, NGOs and their donors. I also enjoy tinkering with my home server and seeing how far i can remove my reliance on big tech. I also have a cat, his name is Chikku.