Analyzes the tension between Red Hat's long-term enterprise support for outdated software like Python 2.6 and the burden it places on open-source community maintainers.
The article argues for making website source code public by default, especially for blogs and simple sites, to help other developers learn and collaborate.
Five best practices for engaging external communities in open source projects, particularly within government or large organizations.
Five best practices for fostering internal collaboration and culture to succeed in open source projects, especially within large organizations.
Explains why government agencies often fail with their first open source project due to cultural and procedural mismatches.
A guide to 14 simple tools that make GitHub and open-source collaboration accessible to non-technical users and organizations.
A developer shares his professional New Year's resolutions for 2015, focusing on stabilizing projects and contributing to open source.
A developer's year-end review of 2014, covering open source contributions, blogging, and personal goals in software development.
A developer reflects on 2014's tech achievements and personal goals, and outlines plans for 2015 focused on JavaScript, open source, and community involvement.
Explores the cultural divide between technical developers (geeks) and non-technical managers (suits) in government IT and how startups invert this hierarchy.
Analyzes the cultural and technological barriers to modern software development practices in government IT, contrasting it with the private sector.
A former government technologist argues for a strong White House open source policy to boost innovation, efficiency, and taxpayer ROI in federal IT.
Explores the challenges of integrating designers into open source projects and defines three interpretations of 'Open Source Design'.
A developer logs a week's worth of software bugs they encountered, from Ubuntu to GitHub, and discusses the need for better testing practices.
Microsoft announces open-source .NET, free Visual Studio Community, and expanded Xamarin partnerships for cross-platform mobile development.
Analysis of build failure rates in open source projects vs. corporate work, using Travis CI data to compare reliability.
A developer explains how publicly tracking personal goals on GitHub using a structured, open-source system significantly boosted their productivity and accountability.
A former government developer and attorney analyzes outdated federal IT workflows and advocates for adopting modern, open-source practices and updating laws.
Explains the role of a Government Evangelist at GitHub, focusing on helping government agencies adopt open source software and practices.
Explores the critical importance of URLs for collaboration, institutional knowledge, and transparency, especially in tech and government contexts.
