The Heavybit Library
The Heavybit Library is an extensive catalog of educational content featuring hundreds of hours of expert presentations, insightful podcasts, and articles focused on helping technical founders achieve breakout success.
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How Local-First Development Is Changing How We Make Software
What Local First Is, and Why It Matters Local-first development is a development ethos that keeps data and code on your device...
How to Successfully Fork an Open-Source Project
Why is Heavybit writing a startup guide to forking open-source projects? Because while open source has been an incredible boon to...
Security and Liability in Open Source
On top of solidifying complex OSS commercial licensing agreements early, one challenge for founders scaling an OSS company is...
Advantages of Open Source Software for Devs and Companies
Advantages of Open Source Software for Devs and Companies Open-source software (OSS) advantages include lower starting costs,...
2024: DevTool Industry Year in Review
New year, new...hype cycle? The last 12 months have been marked by coding assistants becoming more relevant, record-breaking...
The Power User’s Guide to Open-Source Licenses
Licensing: A Key Trade-Off for Open Source Startups Why is Heavybit putting together this guide for open-source startup founders...
What Success Looks Like for Modern Open-Source Software Startups
How Open-Source Startups Succeed Estimates suggest that modern developers have built about 70%-90% of all modern software on top...
The Kubelist Podcast Ep. #18, Submariner with Miguel Ángel Ajo and Stephen Kitt of Red Hat
In episode 18 of The Kubelist Podcast, Marc and Benjie speak with Miguel Ángel Ajo and Stephen Kitt of Red Hat. They discuss the...
How to Start an Open-Source Project
How to Start an Open-Source Project Why is Heavybit posting a first-principles guide on how to create an open-source project?...
Emerging Legal Challenges for Open Source in the Age of AI
Defensibility and AI-Related Legal Issues for Open Source Open-source software has been called “the most positive and...
Open Source vs. Proprietary: Development, Licensing, Business Models, and More
Open Source vs. Proprietary: Development, Licensing, Business Models, Security, and More Open-source software (OSS) is free to...
The Kubelist Podcast Ep. #10, Crossplane with Daniel Mangum of Upbound
In episode 10 of The Kubelist Podcast, Marc is joined by Daniel Mangum of Upbound. They discuss the CNCF Sandbox project...