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Stop Burning Out Maintainers: An Empathetic Guide for Contributors

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BekahHW

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7 mins read

Explore empathetic ways to support open source maintainers and prevent burnout.

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Resume Driven Contributions

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bdougie

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5 mins read

The focus on open source contributions purely on career advancement will not benefit anyone in open source long term. Instead become a power users and...

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Mind the Gap: Advanced Organization Insights

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bdougie

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3 mins read

GitHub Organization Insights is no more, but OpenSauced is stepping in with open source Insights for Projects and Teams, available today. With Insight...

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Our Hacktoberfest Success Story

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BekahHW

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3 mins read

Hacktoberfest 2023 brought new contributors to OpenSauced and continued contributions, leading to a successful year.

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The Need for Recognition in Open Source

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BekahHW

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5 mins read

By highlighting diverse contributions and fostering a culture of recognition, we can inspire both current and future generations of developers and col...

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#open source

The Lonely Journey of Open-Source Maintainers: A Call for Connection and Recognition

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BekahHW

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5 mins read

Connection, community, and recognition are key to preventing maintainer loneliness. Learn how to create a healthier open source ecosystem for maintain...

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#contributions

Hacktoberfest 2023: Beyond Green Squares

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BekahHW

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7 mins read

You’re more than your green squares. Green squares capture only a small portion of the developer journey. Green squares alone won’t get you hired. But...

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Moneyball for Engineers

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bdougie

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4 mins read

Right now, green squares are a representation of someone's work in open source. Squares are not a representation of a developer's resume

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You Don’t Need a Mentor: Embracing the Power of Community

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BekahHW

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6 mins read

Thriving in Tech: Embracing the Power of Community

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#beginner

Open Source 101: A Beginner's Guide to Getting Started

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BekahHW

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10 mins read

Learn the fundamentals of open source development, from choosing projects to making contributions, in this comprehensive beginner's guide. Support ope...

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1000 Developers Choose Open Source

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bdougie

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2 mins read

We did it! Today we celebrate our 1000th developer on the platform since our public launch in December 2022.

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#open-source

#social

The Return of Social Coding

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bdougie

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1 min read

GitHub launched in 2008 with the tagline, “Social Code Hosting,” but is GitHub a social coding network today?

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#goodfirstissues

Good first issues don’t exist

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bdougie

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4 mins read

There is a lot to be desired when it comes to good first issues.

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Retaining the best engineers

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bdougie

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2 mins read

Open source projects can be a great way to retain engineers, as they provide a platform for engineers to collaborate on and contribute to meaningful p...

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#github

#apis

Measuring success in open source

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bdougie

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3 mins read

The GitHub star is the wrong standard for measurement for growth.

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