Open-Source Exploitation

In this session, we'll do a deep dive into the history of open-source software its ethical issues in the modern, hyper-capitalized development landscape, and how we can survive as humans in a world where the hobbyist computer clubs of the early microcomputing era founded practices that are being weaponized against the individual in the 2020s.

Ethics

A vital, rollercoaster session about something that effects the livelihood of every developer - and is about finding the humanity in the centre of our software.

David Whitney

David is the Director of Architecture for NewDay, and the founder of Electric Head Software. Focusing on iterative software delivery, developer mentoring and cultural change - mostly working with London-based organisations.

He speaks about software design, culture, and ethics in technology - rounded out by an assortment of talks about software that probably doesn't need to exist but makes the world a little more fun. David has previously served as the chief coding technical architect for JustGiving and helped market-leading organisations including JUST-EAT, Trainline and Vodafone improve their technical capabilities.

David is a Microsoft MVP, has been part of the OpenUK Honours list for open-source advocacy, and is a twice bestselling author of children's books about programming.

You can find his open-source projects on NuGet, npm and GitHub, follow him on Twitter @david_whitney, or check out his technical blog at http://www.davidwhitney.co.uk/Blog.

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NDC { London }

Open-Source Exploitation

David Whitney