@codinghorrorJeff Atwood Likewise: Publishing your ideas in any public forum -prevents- everybody else from patenting it.
(You still have one year from the date of publication to file a patent (in the US) if that's your jam).
@isonnoJ. Peterson @codinghorrorJeff Atwood I've referred to this as the "scorched earth IP policy".
Publish early, publish often, become prior art against everyone. Even yourself.
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