[atticoos]

I hope the article didn't come across that way. We're all developers passionate about the movement, love hacking on projects, and decided to come together and build cool things.

All developers are welcome if you have an idea and want to work with people on it - come join! https://www.reddit.com/r/CodersForSanders and http://slack.forsanders.com and

[toomuchtodo]

Just joined the Coders For Sanders Slack team today, and I am blown away by the number of fellow tech professionals who've joined. Well done.

[atticoos]

welcome! looking forward to seeing you around!

[findjashua]

i see what you're saying. But if he's not paying them for their work, I think it'd be more 'kosher' to open source their code. And I say this as someone who supports Bernie (even though I can't vote here)

[iraphael]

I don't know if this encompasses all of the CfS projects, but the reddit links to this: https://github.com/SandersForPresident

So at least some of the work is open source

[DennisP]

Or maybe open source the code after the election, just so it's not Coders for Sanders, O'Malley, Etc.

[atticoos]

Absolutely agreed. We open source just about all of our projects under GNUA licensing over at https://github.com/SandersForPresident

[um_ya]

Bernie Sanders has promised everything to everybody. I would say he has the least credibility than any other candidate (and that's saying a lot considering how shitty the lineup is), because at least the other candidates don't make such ridiculous promises like he does... Seriously, how are you going to give people free healthcare, free education, free [insert entitlement program]. His plan of action, "tax the rich more". What a joke.

[toomuchtodo]

I know, right? Why isn't he promising to defund planned parenthood, build a wall on the Mexican border, and defund the government for ideological reasons! /s

It's funny really. I've never been political until Bernie Sanders has come along, and I believe all of his policies are practical to implement (yes, universal healthcare and free education is easy, stop spending as much on the military as the next top 10 countries combined). I'm volunteering for his campaign, helping with Coders For Sanders, and am maxing out my campaign contributions.

Perhaps its because I've always leaned a bit to the left, and have reached the end of my rope with conservative crazies.

[yequalsx]

There are lots of examples of countries that provide their citizens with universal healthcare, near free higher education and a strong social welfare system. It's not a joke if there are many examples of this.

It could be considered a joke in that it's unlikely his opponents in Congress would vote for such programs and that they'll ridicule it as you have. However, that does not negate that it is feasible to have such things or even reasonable to expect them.

[apsec112]

Please don't start political flamewars on HN.

"Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say about them." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[JesperRavn]

This thread is about how great it is that volunteers are coming together for a good cause. Let's keep politics out of it.

[notNow]

  how are you going to give people free healthcare, free education...

Like Germany, Canada, Sweden is doing or any other developed country with a reasonable social safety net and free market economy.

It is not mission impossible like you make it sound to be

[theworstshill]

this guy gets it. Whose gonna be paying for all this crap?