An analysis of the concept of meritocracy in open source and tech communities, questioning its validity and potential negative effects.
A Presidential Innovation Fellow shares 10 key lessons on driving tech innovation within government, focusing on culture, process, and bureaucracy.
An editorial advocating for the publication and recognition of open-source scientific software as a core part of modern research and the scientific method.
Argues for treating data like open-source code, with version control and community collaboration to improve quality and transparency.
Analyzes a TV clip to explain how open source contributions work, focusing on small fixes and effective contributor practices.
Advice for open source project maintainers: prioritize contributor-friendly tools and workflows over personal preferences to grow your community.
Version 3.1.0 of the Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit is released, adding new services and features for developers.
Explores how open source projects can engage non-technical contributors, expanding beyond just code to include documentation, feedback, and community building.
Explains the concept of 'friction' in open source projects and offers strategies to reduce it for new contributors.
A programmer from Pakistan introduces his new personal blog focused on providing Python tips for beginners and intermediate learners.
A developer's journal detailing the 7-day creation of a web-based RTS game using a custom JavaScript engine, covering progress, challenges, and open-source code.
Discusses the need for respectful, professional communication in code reviews, using the Linux kernel mailing list debate as a case study.
A developer's analysis of OpenStack's architecture, contribution process, and code quality after joining the project.
Author explains their decision to leave the W3C to focus on personal projects, open source work, writing a book, and standards development.
A developer introduces 'Bugreporter', a simple web tool to automatically collect user browser and OS details for easier bug reporting.
Announcing the beta release of MvcSiteMapProvider v4 for ASP.NET MVC, featuring major architectural changes and improved dependency injection.
A developer's weekly update on open source work, including PyPy/JIT discussions, libcloud improvements, and conference keynote preparation.
The article critiques the traditional approach to open source, arguing that simply making code public isn't enough without a cultural shift towards open collaboration.
Developer announces release of two new .NET projects: LogLive for real-time log monitoring and TextTableFormatter.NET for rendering character tables.
Explores how open-source communities drive tech innovation, predicting trends like distributed version control and edge computing.
