2024-10-09 Open source is not consent for experiments You can do whatever you want with the code you download. But once you’re writing instead of reading, you need to be a good participant. Categories Posts
2024-10-02 Building a community still means giving up control Reddit’s new rules protect short-term value, but creating a community that’s sustainable in the long term still means giving up control. Categories Posts
2024-09-25 Code style guides are for cooperation, not preferences If you’re leading a project, document your style. If you’re joining a project, set your style preferences aside. Categories Posts
2024-09-18 It’s okay to not do things Just because you had the idea to do something, that doesn’t mean you’re obligated to do it. Some tasks can be skipped or delayed. Categories Posts
2024-09-04 The future of first-party open source events The way first-party open source events are typically setup does not fit the world in 2024. A new approach splits talks, social, & workshops. Categories Posts
2024-08-28 Strategic use of bikeshedding Painting a bike shed can be an excellent icebreaker when getting a group to review a document draft. Categories Posts
2024-08-21 Companies: make sustainable contributions We learned over the past year or two that corporate participation in an open source project is not guaranteed. The contributions a company makes need to be sustainable long after the company stops participating. Categories Posts
2024-08-15 Volunteers can’t be blockers Figure out which processes are truly critical and accept that the non-critical ones may get missed from time to time. If you have paid contributors, they should be responsible for the critical processes. Categories Posts
2024-08-07 “Helping” versus being helpful Every situation is different, so ask “would it be helpful if I _?” When you get agreement on your help, your work will be helpful. Categories Posts
2024-07-31 When to add QA to your project Add QA when someone volunteers to do it. Recruit QA when your user-reported bugs start to overwhelm your developers. Categories Posts