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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/Practiacally_Normal on 2023-09-15 08:56:39.
Hi guys,
It is story you have probably seen plenty of times :
I had started a small project full time a few months back, and little by little I got drawn in and the scope started increasing.
At one point it morphed from just building one small sub-block but the entire system.
Originally this was just a small project to help me break into an industry.
But given the state of the project personally using it is becoming a realistic “plan B” in the event I can’t get the job.
Because of the nature of the industry this project is hard to replicated and gives me a competitive advantage.
So I reluctantly decided to close source most of the code base.
It fells like I am betraying part of my ethos but I also think this was the most rational action.
The project is a high frequency trading fpga targeting the nasdaq exchange.