I am a Serial Cryptominer: An Open Letter to Software Developers

The dictionary defines gluttony: (Latingula, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning “to gulp down or swallow”) as the over-indulgence and over-consumption of fooddrink, and other valuable items. In Christianity, it is considered one of the seven deadly sins, if the excessive desire for food causes it to be withheld from the needy.

As speed to market beckoned, I was there for you. You needed to develop faster, so I released my code as open source for you to drink. You needed to deploy without hesitation, so I released my applications so that you could easily consume and binge on containers. I have continuously quenched your quest for velocity. Like 1989’s Young MC, in his breakout hit, Bust a Move, I’ve been chanting, “you want it, I got it.”

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