I'm Christian Visintin. I live in Udine, Italy. I'm a freelance software engineer. I'm also an open-source developer. On this blog I write about my dev misadventures and give unneeded opinions on many topics involving technology and development
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Why Rust Conferences became irrelevant to me
After attending Rust conferences for over 3 years, I've lost all interest in attending or speaking.
Four years of attending conferencesIn 2023, I attended my first conference. I went to London for Rust Nation 2023.Rust Nation '23 was amazing for me. So amazing that after I got home, I
Published on August 29, 2026 - 10 min read
Codeberg is self-sabotaging by turning against AI-assisted development
Codeberg updated its Terms of Service, opposing cryptocurrencies and, de facto, any real-world use of AI. What does this imply?
What happenedIn the last week of July 2026, Codeberg made a small but impactful change to its Terms of Service (ToS):You must not share projects that mostly consist of code written by "ge
Published on July 30, 2026 - 7 min read
I paid for Brave Origin, and I'm fine with that
Paying for fewer features may sound stupid, but browsers don't live on good intentions.
What is Brave OriginBrave is great as a browser, but most of the side products just add noise to the user experience, and users are not happy about it.Because of that, in June 2026, Brave launched
Published on June 26, 2026 - 5 min read
Ladybird won't accept public PRs anymore - what does it mean?
With this move, Ladybird is closing the doors to public code contributions. Time for a reflection on open-source software.
What happenedOn June 5th 2026, Ladybird made this announcement on social and on their website:
Published on June 06, 2026 - 5 min read