Why I Focused on Open Source Technologies
- July 4, 2026
- Technology, Opinion, Developer Life
Open source wasn't a purity test for me. It was cheaper hosting, inspectable code, portable files, and communities big enough to find work in. Here's how that shaped my stack.
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