r/socialistprogrammers

I’m trying to organize my coworkers as yet another layoff looms on the horizon but everyone I talk to is compensated enough that they view themselves as “fine without a union”, but they don’t seem to grasp that there are entire swaths of industry dedicated to finding ways to reorganize the industry (mainly forcing ai down our throats) for the betterment of shareholders and executives hoping to reap massive short term gains….

Does anyone know how to get through to currently decently compensated software devs to show them why we need unions (to help mitigate layoffs, to have a say in company direction — like how devs at Google protest military contracts, gaining more transparency into performance reviews and promotion processes, or even just organizing in hopes of achieving some collective bargaining agreement where the employer can’t lay people off as easily…)????

Hey everyone! I've always been pretty interested in socialism and after four, arduous years recently got a degree in Computer Science last Fall! And this might seem a bit silly to ask but it's never really occurred to me to ever look into how the two (Socialism and Computer Science) could intersect... so for that reason, I'd like to humbly ask if anyone has well... any idea of how a fella like me can sorta make sense of this field.

I mean, I've got a lot of ideas and they're all sorta scattered, especially still being a fresh grad and having a few friends who are still in Uni. Looking back on it, there's always been (maybe not officially stated) a sort of understanding that WE (students and recent grads) have to fit into this system of Big Tech. Like, it was never really suggested to us that maybe we COULD change this system and we COULD do some good for everyone. Instead, it seemed like our sort of goal was to just grind out our four years, stack our resumes and shoot for a job at one of the Big Tech companies in Silicon Valley.

And I don't know, I just... haven't really felt all that satisfied with things and well... I'd like to know if there's an alternative to what we've got right now. Honestly, just looking to learn a lit and maybe do some good too! I'm always open to chat and absolutely always ready to listen!

I’m creating a simple lightweight web app and I’d like to just make it available via a navigation from QR code or URL in a users browser. Nothing crazy. High availability probably isnt too important. Just want it reachable with decently high uptime. I don’t have much experience or time to take on managing a physical server myself.