A developer shares his one-year journey building open-source data tools without funding, including stats, challenges, and future plans.
Explains why open source maintainers require minimal reproductions for bug reports and how to create them effectively.
The article introduces TLDR pages as a more concise and user-friendly alternative to traditional Unix/Linux man pages for command-line help.
A developer's argument for moving open source projects from proprietary platforms like GitHub to open source forges, highlighting ethical and sustainability concerns.
A critique of Fairphone's hypocrisy for signing an open letter on user freedom while shipping phones with locked bootloaders requiring Google's approval.
Announcement of the Hare programming language, a new systems programming language, with community updates and related tech blog posts.
Argues that free software projects should use free software infrastructure to avoid supporting proprietary platforms and strengthen the FOSS ecosystem.
A developer explains the benefits of keeping a new systems programming language private during its early development phase.
A guide by Mitchell Hashimoto on a systematic approach to understanding and contributing to complex software projects, from becoming a user to making your first change.
The article defends the OSI's Open Source Definition against attempts to dilute the term for commercial gain, arguing for its integrity.
A developer shares their experience creating and publishing their first Rust crate, 'recoord', for handling and resolving geographic coordinates.
A report on FOSDEM 2022, covering talks on Jakarta EE's future and the fundamentals of Diversity & Inclusion for technologists.
Explains PostgreSQL wire protocol compatibility and how new databases reuse it for client compatibility, independent of query language.
A developer describes being surprised and honored to receive an Open UK award for contributions to open source technology.
Explains the MIT software license, its permissive nature, and what it means for developers using or distributing software under it.
A developer shares lessons from his fourth year running a bootstrapped software company, focusing on his successful TinyPilot KVM device.
Practical strategies for updating PHP projects when external dependencies don't yet support the latest PHP version, including testing, contributing, and finding alternatives.
A former open-source user reflects on past entitled behavior and explains the hidden costs of user demands on project maintainers.
A developer's personal recap of blog posts written for their employer's tech blog and side projects, including Slack guides, web development, and open-source contributions.
A critique of Moxie's web3 article, arguing that some people do want to run their own servers, using data on self-hosting communities.
