I once collaborated with an exceptionally talented programmer who seemed so engrossed in his addiction that he would invent challenges where there were none, presumably to make his work more engaging and bearable. However, this often led to incomplete projects because once the stimulating aspects were finished, he struggled to find the motivation to continue. Clearly, this behavior was extreme and detrimental.

I think a lot of devs can relate to that

You are most certainly correct

“What every developer needs to know about X” is just the best way to get clicks these days

God forbid you actually help out with the software you’re using at absolutely no cost to you.

Sounds like current working practice in the games industry

If you’re actually developing FOSS with it, you can use their products for free.

JetBrains has a lot of good will in the community, and for good reason.

Would it be nicer if their IDEs were FOSS? Probably. Would it hurt their profits? Most likely.

Could it be used as the basis for more advanced information exchange among those companies?

So you didn’t ship it?

The main advantage being more concise syntax?

who needs a standard when you are the standard /s

I realize this, but technically Mozilla is still an independent entity. They also fight some Google attempts at Web DRM, so it’s still healthy competition

Sad but true

At least I can mostly opt out there. Or use Linux

Use an ad-filled browser controlled by a megacorp, with an engine built by another megacorp?

Hmmm, I dunno

It’s pretty cumbersome if you have to debug APIs, let’s be honest here

That would mean 16GB are required to run this one

I mean, Microsoft and Apple have career pages stating exactly what is needed. Does Linux have something like this for volunteers? I think it’s just very inaccessible to someone from the outside. Maybe start there, improve the recruitment of volunteers