2025-02-26 Every project is a software project It’s a good reminder that our audience is broader than we might think and we should act accordingly. Categories Posts
2025-02-19 Improvement requires context If you swoop in uninformed, you might make some correct decisions, but you’ll probably make more wrong ones. Categories Posts
2025-02-12 Prioritizing your work with the Eisenhower Matrix The Eisenhower Matrix is a simple framework for prioritizing your tasks by determining a task’s importance and urgency. Categories Posts
2025-02-05 Open source projects don’t exist separately from the outside world You do your community a disservice when you treat open source as a noble pursuit that’s separate from the noise of daily life. Categories Posts
2025-01-29 CalVer is many schemes You need to clearly indicate how you identify your releases. Simply saying “CalVer” does not set clear expectations for your users. Categories Posts
2025-01-22 Prioritizing work in the project with the MoSCoW method The MoSCoW method is a simple, easy-to-use method for prioritizing work by putting into one of four categories. Categories Posts
2025-01-15 The “O” in “FOSS” does not stand for “obligation” We need to motivate the behavior we want to see instead of being upset when it doesn’t happen. Categories Posts
2025-01-08 Open source trends for 2025 What open source trends am I looking at in 2025? Here’s a look at what I’m expecting for this year. Categories Posts
2025-01-01 Reviewing open source trends in 2024 How well did I capture trends in open source for 2024? I think I nailed it. Categories Posts
2024-12-18 Moderation queues need context Many tools lack a good way for moderators to indicate “this message is still in the queue on purpose.” Categories Posts
