--- title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — May 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from May 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2024/05 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2024/05 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — May 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from May 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of David Heinemeier Hansson — May 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-as-the-new-developer-default-at-37signals-zzagxbmss "Linux as the new developer default at 37signals") Article David Heinemeier Hansson · 2y Linux as the new developer default at 37signals 37signals is making Linux the default for developers and system operators, replacing Apple. Linux has become a good developer platform despite its flaws. Apple is no longer recommended for people who care about the future of computing. 156 16 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-is-neither-a-community-nor-a-democracy-e1p4q0ehs "Open source is neither a community nor a democracy") Article David Heinemeier Hansson · 2y Open source is neither a community nor a democracy Open source software does not provide a democratic decision-making process. It is run by a small group of core contributors who drive the project. This elitism is the root of entitlement tension, although open source provides alternatives and freedom of choice. 59 3 [See all David Heinemeier Hansson archives](/sources/dhh/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2024/05#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2024/05","name":"Best David Heinemeier Hansson Posts — May 2024","description":"The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from May 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2024/05#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-as-the-new-developer-default-at-37signals-zzagxbmss","name":"Linux as the new developer default at 37signals"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-is-neither-a-community-nor-a-democracy-e1p4q0ehs","name":"Open source is neither a community nor a democracy"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"David Heinemeier Hansson","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"May 2024"}]}]} ```