A student's blog about their Google Summer of Code 2020 project to improve the QuTiP quantum physics Python library's data layer.
A mentor's account of the virtual Chicago R Collaborative 2020, focusing on teaching Git/GitHub and contributing to open-source R projects.
The author explains why they chose to make their personal blog closed-source, citing reduced friction, private drafts, and avoiding code maintenance.
Explains how comprehensive documentation encourages open source contributions, using Gatsby.js as a case study for sustainable project growth.
Introducing mdox, a CLI tool to automate and streamline software documentation processes, treating docs as code.
A guide to installing PowerShell 7, covering manual, scripted, and portable installation methods for the new cross-platform release.
A developer introduces 'Sponsorware', a model where an open-source package is initially exclusive to GitHub sponsors before being fully open-sourced, leading to a significant income increase.
A passionate critique of the modern laptop market, praising the durable and serviceable ThinkPad X200 while lamenting current flawed offerings.
A curated list of open-source and free tools for data annotation across computer vision, NLP, audio, and other domains, including image and video labeling.
A guide to becoming a successful open-source project maintainer, focusing on soft skills, community management, and sustainable practices.
A step-by-step guide to building, testing, documenting, and publishing an open-source Python package from scratch, using a simple library as an example.
A critique of modern software's over-reliance on dependencies, sparked by a FOSDEM talk on open source sustainability and maintainer burnout.
A FOSS maintainer reflects on the unique joys and intense stresses of working full-time on free and open-source software projects.
A maintainer's perspective on effective open-source project governance, advocating for the BDFL model over rigid codes of conduct.
A developer reflects on four years at The Linux Foundation, building open source foundations and promoting cloud-native technologies.
A developer's 2019 year in review, focusing on open-source contributions to projects like Gatsby, TypeScript, and DEV.
Announcing a major performance update for MyNatsClient, a .NET client for NATS, achieving a 60% speed increase and reduced resource usage.
Developer announces a new personal blog built with Hugo, focusing on open source projects and software engineering topics.
Author announces a new personal blog built with Hugo for open source, project updates, and software engineering topics.
Monica Powell discusses her journey into tech, including landing her first engineering role, organizing meetups, and contributing to open-source on the Egghead podcast.
