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Open source as philosophy: The entry point that assumes nothing: why open source emerged, what problem it tried to solve, and why it still matters. Everything else builds from here.

Discover why open source emerged and why its philosophy still transforms how we create, collaborate, and think about technology today.

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Concepts in this course
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Circular Dependency as Healthy Ecosystem
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Emptiness as Extensibility Architecture
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Naming as Constraint in Specification
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Non-Action in Code Architecture
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Obsolescence as Natural Completion
AI prompts in this course
AI Prompt
Where Are You with Open source as philosophy?
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If You're Honest About Open source as philosophy...
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What Would You Tell Someone Just Starting with Open source as philosophy?
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What's Holding You Back with Open source as philosophy?
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What Do You Actually Want with Open source as philosophy?
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The Examined Path Through Open source as philosophy
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