Open Source is our secret sauce: why other espresso machines fall behind



Open Source is our secret sauce


What makes Decent Espresso different? It's not just hardware—it's our open approach to software, profiles, and community. Here's why others try to copy us and still fall behind.

In this behind-the-scenes talk, Decent Espresso founder John Buckman explains the philosophy that drives constant innovation—from tackling the challenge of brewing a good light-roast espresso to building a global, open-source coffee ecosystem.

You'll learn how openness fuels invention, how community experimentation leads to better espresso, and why copying the surface value of a product isn't enough.

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  • Chinese (simplified): 开源是我们的秘密武器:为什么其他浓缩咖啡机落后了
  • Korean: 디센트의 비법소스는 오픈소스: 다른 에스프레소 머신들이 따라잡지 못하는 이유
  • German: Open Source ist unser Geheimnis: Warum andere Espressomaschinen zurückbleiben
  • French: L'open source est notre atout majeur : pourquoi les autres machines espresso sont à la traîne
  • Spanish: El código abierto es nuestro ingrediente secreto: por qué otras máquinas de espresso se quedan atrás

    Updated 2025/07/26