How Open Source and the Cubs won the World Series - Christopher Aji Slater, UL llc
Open Source won the World Series. Not any particular technology, although software was doubtless involved. An idea, developed by a competitor, was released for public use and scrutiny and through that platform the 2016 Chicago Cubs were able to achieve a historic victory.
What can we as developers learn from the data-driven approach behind a campaign that ended a city’s 100+ year curse? Cross-disciplinary insights come from the financial sector, science even woodworking, it’s about time we looked into America’s Pastime.