One thing Naomi and I have discussed a lot is openness and transparency. We both feel that internal openness and transparency are key to running a sound ship, but we also like having accountability and collaboration outside of our little bubble. To that end, we’re working on an openness plan internally. The first part of this is a commitment to Open Source wherever possible.
Both of us have spent a lot of time working on systems that are built on top of Open Source software: software that comes with its programming code, so you can tweak it as you need to. follow logic is built on just that sort of software, and we’re keen on open sourcing components as we go. Especially high priority is our infrastructure code, which isn’t all that much of a competitive advantage. We’d love to share our twitter interface (it’s just a layer on top of an already-open library), the bit.ly code we use, and maybe some of our tricks for making everything run smoothly.
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