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Values in tech

December 31, 2025

The values section of Jake Wharton’s hire me page is the best thing I’ve read in years. Clear, honest, principled, and ethical. Tech would be a much better place with more of this and more people like Jake.

Values Here are some values of mine. You don’t need to share them all, but more is better. No “AI” No “AI” companies, “AI”-based products, or forced “AI” usage for development. No crypto Cryptography is good, but cryptocurrencies are bad. Remote work I work remotely, but happy to visit offices a couple of times each year. Open source You use open source software, and you publish your own open source projects (or want to start). Customers over shareholders Your product focuses on providing value to customers, not enriching shareholders. People over profits No gig workers or exploitative practices to squeeze every cent from customers. Small and focused Doing one thing well is better than trying to be everything to everyone.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion Distributing opportunity equally takes active work.
Work/life balance I don’t have work chat, email, or code review on my phone.

You can follow Jake on Mastodon or on his site.

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