The state of Open Source across 3 industries: Robotics, Cloud Computing, and Cancer Research

by Daniel Snider

open source robotics cancer research cloud computing ROS OpenStack CellProfiler developer productivity 10 minutes

I posit that well-made, open-source platforms with industry specific goals put more new tools in developer's hands each year than anything else. This talk will compare and get people excited about large open-source projects. What makes them great, what doesn't, and where to get started in Python.

I posit that well-made, open-source platforms with industry specific goals put more new software tools in developer's hands each year than anything else. In this talk, we'll compare and get excited about three large scale open-source collaborations: in robotics (ROS), cloud computing (OpenStack), and cancer research (CellProfiler). What makes them great, what doesn't, and where to get started in Python.

About the Author

I’m 28, hold a bachelor of IT from UOIT in Oshawa. I’m passionate about open source robotics (Ryerson University) and cancer research (SickKids/University of Toronto).

Author website: https://github.com/danielsnider