Is Linux collapsing under its own weight? (News)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

A Rust for Linux developer resigns amidst rising tension in the Linux community, Bret Victor shows off what he’s been working on for years, Rachel (by the bay) laments how useless “SRE” has become as a role, Doug Turnbull makes the case for hiring junior devs & Baldur Bjarnason says the LLM honeymoon phase is about to end.

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1. What up, Zulip nerds? (00:00:00)

https://changelog.zulipchat.com/join/4b3juauttqendhpyjarm6cd3/

2. Is Linux collapsing under its own weight? (00:00:41)

https://sporks.space/2024/09/05/is-linux-collapsing-under-its-own-weight-on-rust-for-linux/?utm_source=changelog-news

3. Bret Victor introduces Dynamicland (00:02:32)

https://dynamicland.org/2024/Intro/?utm_source=changelog-news

4. "SRE" doesn't mean anything useful anymore (00:04:02)

https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2024/09/03/ops/?utm_source=changelog-news

5. Sponsor: Socket (00:05:10)

https://socket.dev/blog/3-7-million-fake-github-stars-a-growing-threat-linked-to-scams-and-malware?utm_source=changelog-news

6. Your company needs Junior devs (00:06:23)

https://softwaredoug.com/blog/2024/09/07/your-team-needs-juniors?utm_source=changelog-news

7. The end of the LLM honeymoon phase (00:07:43)

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/the-llm-honeymoon-phase/?utm_source=changelog-news

8. That's the news for now (00:09:23)