Erlend S. HeggeninErlend SHOpen Source as a Force For Good..and the open source nazi problem5 min read·Jun 16, 2020----
Erlend S. HeggeninErlend SHBusiness makes better open sourcePreamble: I worked at Discourse for 4 years, ultimately as VP of Community. I left amicably earlier this year. If you want to work with a…4 min read·Oct 28, 2019----
Erlend S. HeggeninErlend SHWhat you (don’t) get from an open source projectI’d like to talk about balancing volunteer involvement in an open source project versus personal well-being. This balancing act is a lot…6 min read·Jan 30, 2019--1--1
Erlend S. HeggeninrustgamedevA simple agenda for the Rust Game Development WGProposing Amethyst as our flagship project.5 min read·Dec 7, 2018--1--1
Erlend S. HeggeninErlend SHThe Fair Share ClauseA thought experiment for sustainable open source.9 min read·Oct 3, 2018----
Erlend S. HeggeninErlend SHHow (competitive) gaming helped me figure out what I’m good atThese days I spend maybe 1h/week leisurely playing games, if even that. That’s worryingly little! In my early teens I was spending about…6 min read·Oct 13, 2016--1--1
Erlend S. HeggeninErlend SHOptimising for communication efficiency, to a faultWe recently had one of our customers and community members post the following:4 min read·Feb 15, 2016--1--1
Erlend S. HeggeninErlend SHA new approach to managing my personal projects (read: jMonkeyEngine)I recently had a big change in my life (I’m the guy in the middle).3 min read·Dec 6, 2015----
Erlend S. HeggeninErlend SHIs high bandwidth required to read a Discourse forum?I’ve been seeing a lot of FUD being spread recently when it comes to JavaScript-heavy applications that require a ~500kb script download…2 min read·Mar 30, 2015----
Erlend S. HeggeninErlend SHUnity 5 is free — is jMonkeyEngine still relevant?The game development industry just got hit by a tidalwave of free. Unity 5, Unreal Engine 4 and Source 2 all give away their flagship…4 min read·Mar 8, 2015----
