Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 10: King of the BallTowards the early phase, Linus had a few interesting things to deal with regarding Linux. First, the Linux community had to deal with some…Apr 28, 2019Apr 28, 2019
Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 09: Birth of a Nerd OSI guess I can see a couple similarities between me and Linus. Like him, I was always one of the stronger math students in my class, and…Apr 28, 2019Apr 28, 2019
Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 07: The NoosphereTo a degree, I think that people are driven to participate in open source largely because it gives them a sense of community. The open…Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 06: The Cathedral and the BazaarFor a cathedral model of of software development, software is developed like a cathedral: “carefully crafted by individual wizards or…Mar 26, 2019Mar 26, 2019
Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 05: StartupsI have never really been as enticed about joining a startup as I think most people are. I am not a big risk taker, so the idea that…Mar 5, 2019Mar 5, 2019
Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 04: Programming LanguagesI think I can get behind the sentiment that “programming languages are not just technology, but what programmers think in” (Beating the…Feb 23, 2019Feb 23, 2019
Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 03: Nerds as HackersTo me, it seems like Paul Graham’s description of a hacker works pretty well with Stephen Levy’s description of a hacker. Both imply that…Feb 17, 2019Feb 17, 2019
Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 02:In the previous generation of hackers (the “true” hackers and the hardware hackers), the hackers cared more about their craft. They loved…Feb 2, 2019Feb 2, 2019
Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 01: Hardware HackersIn my opinion, spreading the Hacker Ethic to a wider audience was really important for the course of history. Without the spread of these…Jan 26, 2019Jan 26, 2019
Alejandro Rafael AyalainAyala Hackers BlogReading 00: True HackersFrom my impression of the reading, it seems that to Levy, a hacker is someone whose main goal is to understand something. They will do…Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019