A critique of Hacktoberfest, arguing it creates spammy pull requests and burdens open-source maintainers for corporate marketing.
A critique of DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest, arguing it spams open source maintainers with low-quality PRs and increases burnout.
Analysis of Mozilla's financial struggles, declining Firefox usage, and controversial executive pay raises despite major workforce cuts.
Introducing Cosmos DB Studio, an open-source desktop tool for querying and managing Azure Cosmos DB databases with a better user experience.
A developer's journey learning the Ink programming language, including creating a tutorial resource called 'Ink by Example' to master the language.
A developer's deep dive into improving TypeScript's error messages for invalid variable names, specifically the 'case' keyword.
A blog's 10-year anniversary retrospective, listing its top 10 most-viewed posts on topics like open source, GitHub, and tech law.
The author is seeking new maintainers for two open-source WebXR projects, A-Frame Extras and A-Frame Physics System.
Critique of Microsoft's 'Embrace, Extend, Extinguish' strategy regarding GitHub, git, and open source, promoting alternative platforms like sourcehut.
An analysis of Hacktoberfest's challenges, focusing on low-quality contributions and strategies for maintainers to manage them effectively.
A guide to modifying third-party NuGet packages and testing the changes locally in your .NET application before contributing upstream.
The Dask team shares insights on running successful virtual community tutorials, including benefits for learners and maintainers, and practical logistics.
Introduces JmFrX, an open-source tool for capturing JMX data into JDK Flight Recorder files for Java application monitoring and analysis.
Introducing JmFrX, an open-source tool for capturing JMX data into JDK Flight Recorder files for Java application analysis.
A software engineer shares four techniques to improve skills beyond learning new frameworks, focusing on problem-solving and impact.
Advice for aspiring open-source contributors: focus on solving your own problems and building skills, not just contributing to popular projects.
Explores automating open source community tasks like code review and issue management using CI tools and bots to scale projects efficiently.
A developer's notes on the book 'Working In Public', exploring open-source sustainability, contributor dynamics, and the role of platforms like GitHub.
A critical analysis of pkg.go.dev's engineering flaws, its centralized design, and Google's approach to open source and privacy in the Go ecosystem.
An open source developer explains why he deprecated his popular project in favor of a better alternative, advocating for progress over personal pride.
