It seems the developer works for Tailscale in an evangelist / developer relations role. I feel that ought to have been disclosed in this article.
That gripe aside - I love this idea and the general principle. Minimal OS's are really interesting to me. I've long dreamed of a basic environment where there are 3 UI surfaces: a Terminal, a Web server / browser, an OpenGL context. Of course, if you have a full capablity web browser you can emulate a Terminal and use WebGL for 3d.
Of course, things like this exist I am sure - but the idea that you could have one that is a dozen files is super compelling. It reminds me of how I was able to get a basic http server in C using civetweb which is a handful of files I can just copy-paste into my source tree. Or the handful of files sized libraries like raylib that provide huge amounts of functionality.
Fun fact: I can't legally call myself an "Engineer" in Canada because I don't have the ring/haven't passed an engineering course in college. My official job title is "Archmage of Infrastructure", but overall I'd call myself an artist/philosopher more than an engineer. I explore what is possible and turn it into what is practical.
I'm curious if this is actually a thing that has ever been an issue for software engineers.
I feel like it's not the government's place to argue semantics, and it's widely understood that the word "engineering" is used to describe a process that one engages in that involves some amount of education, but that the education is not necessarily scholastic in nature.
"Software engineer" specifically is used around the world to refer to the role performed. I'm in Canada, and my job title is "(lead) software engineer". It's on my contract; it's on my job portal. I'm not convinced this is been a problem for anyone, though I have heard of people in Canada getting in trouble for misrepesenting themselves as accredited engineers
The government of Ontario cares and my goal is to get citizenship. Not pissing off the government or professional bodies is a great way to facilitate that goal lol
I've heard an anecdote of someone being denied entry at the border because they described themselves as "software engineer", which as far as the border guard was concerned was a fake job.
> "Software engineer" specifically is used around the world to refer to the role performed.
I don't think it is? I spent 10+ years programming in an English-speaking country and it sounds weird and cringe to me, the same way as "Code Ninja" or "Rockstar" (or indeed the "Archmage" title mentioned elsewhere in the thread).
Typically companies just pay the menial fine.
It's run by a self-regularing body and doesn't impact your citizenship -- it's not the government who enforces it.
I graduated from UW in 2011 in software engineering. Never did my P.Eng.
I drank the juice that software practitioner will need liability in the future....but it never panned out.
> It seems the developer works for Tailscale in an evangelist / developer relations role. I feel that ought to have been disclosed in this article.
Note that the author of gokrazy is Michael Stapelberg (perhaps better known for writing i3), who doesn't seem to be directly affiliated with Tailscale.
That gripe aside - I love this idea and the general principle. Minimal OS's are really interesting to me. I've long dreamed of a basic environment where there are 3 UI surfaces: a Terminal, a Web server / browser, an OpenGL context. Of course, if you have a full capablity web browser you can emulate a Terminal and use WebGL for 3d.
Of course, things like this exist I am sure - but the idea that you could have one that is a dozen files is super compelling. It reminds me of how I was able to get a basic http server in C using civetweb which is a handful of files I can just copy-paste into my source tree. Or the handful of files sized libraries like raylib that provide huge amounts of functionality.