Open source Blogs

1/31/2026 • EN

Gregory Brown

Gregory Brown is a software engineer and open-source contributor known for his work at the intersection of Python, Rust, build systems, and developer tooling. His writing focuses on performance, packaging, reproducible builds, and large-scale infrastructure, including projects like PyOxidizer and Mercurial.

Python Rust Open Source

Gregory Brown

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1/31/2026 • EN

Raymond Hettinger

Raymond Hettinger is a Python core developer and educator known for his work on open source, algorithms, and Python best practices. He shares deep insights on Python internals, cooperative class design, and efficient data structures.

Python open source algorithms

Raymond Hettinger

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1/31/2026 • EN

Olivier Halligon

Olivier Halligon is an iOS expert and freelance developer with over a decade of experience on Apple platforms. Through Crunchy Development, he shares advanced Swift tips, tooling, automation, and architectural patterns to help teams build scalable, high-quality iOS apps.

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Olivier Halligon

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1/31/2026 • EN

Ben Balter

Ben Balter writes about technology leadership, open source, and modern collaboration at scale. His essays blend engineering mindset with management, community building, remote work, and transparent communication—shaped by years of experience at GitHub and in public-sector tech.

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Ben Balter

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1/31/2026 • EN

Krzysztof Kowalczyk

Krzysztof Kowalczyk writes practical, experience-driven posts on software engineering, spanning Go, C++, JavaScript, and modern UI frameworks. His blog covers performance optimization, desktop and web app development, and lessons learned from building products like SumatraPDF and Edna.

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Krzysztof Kowalczyk

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1/31/2026 • EN

Russ Cox

Russ Cox writes deep, authoritative essays on Go, compilers, floating-point algorithms, and software correctness. His work explores performance, debugging techniques, supply chain security, and the mathematical foundations behind reliable systems.

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Russ Cox

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1/31/2026 • EN

Lukasa Echochamber

Lukasa’s Echochamber is a technical blog focused on Python, TLS, and open-source software maintenance. It features thoughtful essays on security APIs, networking, debugging low-level systems, and the realities of maintaining widely used libraries.

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Lukasa Echochamber

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1/31/2026 • EN

Filippo Valsorda

Filippo Valsorda is a leading voice in Go and modern cryptography, writing in-depth essays on security engineering, open-source maintenance, and real-world cryptographic systems. His work spans Go internals, supply chain security, transparency logs, and post-quantum cryptography.

Go programming cryptography open source security

Filippo Valsorda

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1/29/2026 • EN

Andrew Kelley

Andrew Kelley is the President and Lead Developer of the Zig Software Foundation, creator of the Zig programming language, and an advocate for safer, modern systems programming. His blog covers Zig language development, software tooling, open-source contributions, and practical programming insights.

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Andrew Kelley

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1/29/2026 • EN

Steve Losh

Steve Losh is a software engineer and Lisp enthusiast who writes about Common Lisp, functional programming, and game development. His blog covers practical programming techniques, symbolic computation, macros, and building small projects and emulators.

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Steve Losh

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1/29/2026 • EN

Andy Wingo

Andy Wingo is a systems programmer and researcher focused on garbage collection, virtual machines, WebAssembly, and language runtimes like V8 and Guile. His blog documents deep experiments in memory management, performance, and VM design.

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Andy Wingo

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1/29/2026 • EN

Alex Gaynor

Alex Gaynor is a software resilience engineer focused on building reliable, secure systems across government, industry, and open source. He writes about software security, serialization, benchmarks, and the economics of open-source infrastructure.

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Alex Gaynor

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1/29/2026 • EN

Chris Krycho

Chris Krycho is a software engineer, theologian, and composer who writes about technology, ethics, faith, and software design. His essays explore how digital tools can serve human flourishing, alongside reflections on engineering, creativity, and everyday life.

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Chris Krycho

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1/28/2026 • EN

Craig Kerstiens

Craig Kerstiens is a product leader at Crunchy Data, specializing in managed Postgres services, distributed databases, and performance optimization. He curates Postgres Weekly, speaks at conferences, and helps enterprises scale and optimize their Postgres deployments.

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Craig Kerstiens

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1/28/2026 • EN

Tal Galili

Tal Galili is an R developer and data scientist passionate about the R community. He is the creator and maintainer of popular R packages such as installr and heatmaply, and frequently shares tutorials, insights, and updates about R, data visualization, and statistical computing.

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Tal Galili

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1/28/2026 • EN

Konstantin Kovshenin

Konstantin Kovshenin is a WordPress Core Contributor and Systems Wrangler at Automattic, specializing in web performance, scaling, and DevOps. He blogs about technology, WordPress, and high-availability systems, and shares insights from his experience with PHP, Python, and large-scale web platforms.

WordPress web performance DevOps

Konstantin Kovshenin

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1/28/2026 • EN

Mark Litwintschik

Mark Litwintschik is a Big Data, AI, GIS, and networking consultant with international experience, helping clients across the UK, USA, Europe, and beyond. He specializes in large-scale data analysis, geospatial insights, and technology consulting for major corporations and organizations.

Big Data AI GIS

Mark Litwintschik

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1/28/2026 • EN

Jakub Nowosad

Jakub Nowosad is a computational geographer and Associate Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University, also serving as a Visiting Scientist at the University of Münster. He develops open-source tools and spatial methods for reproducible, scalable environmental and ecological analysis, and co-authors Geocomputation with R and Geocomputation with Python.

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Jakub Nowosad

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1/28/2026 • EN

Christophe Dervieux

Christophe Dervieux is a software engineer at RStudio (Posit) working on the R Markdown ecosystem, including rmarkdown, knitr, blogdown, and bookdown. He shares tips and experiences with R, reproducible reporting, and open-source contributions.

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Christophe Dervieux

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1/28/2026 • EN

Yihui Xie

Yihui Xie is a statistician and software developer best known for his work on R Markdown, knitr, and tools for reproducible research. He blogs about R, web technologies, publishing workflows, and practical programming techniques.

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Yihui Xie

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