The ReadME Project
Melanie Ensign // Discernible
Effective communication is not about what you say
How to craft the messages people need to hear to get the right results.
THE README PODCAST // S2.2
A master in both piano and WordPress
How Helen found herself at the inspiring intersection of music and open source software.
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What we can learn from “_why”, the long lost open source developer
What happens when your impact outlives your code.
Tasha Drew // VMware
Charming Pirates: Reframing user acquisition and referral for OSS
A proposal for strategically growing open source project maintainership.
James Turnbull // Sotheby's
Optimize local dev environments for better onboarding
Empower your new engineers to hit the ground running.
The ReadME Project amplifies the voices of the developer community by telling stories about:
- Open Source,
- Culture,
- Security,
- DevOps,
- and more.
Anthony Sottile // Stripe
Code review is too late for code quality
Let the computers fight the style war so you can focus on what really matters.
Featured Article
How Rust developers are making the web safer
The Rust programming language makes it easier to build safer software. What will it take to Rust All the Things?
THE README PODCAST // S1.3
Taking Das Blog into the future
Maintainers Scott Hanselman and Mark Downie on breathing new life into old software.
Neha Batra
Open source momentum and how to find it
Neha knows that to drive value, we have to start by focusing on everyone’s experience.
THE README PODCAST // S2.1
Python enthusiast, Twitch streamer, et. al.
Anthony on the importance of learning, teaching, and communicating.
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THE README PODCAST // S1.12
Prioritizing empathy and taking risks to build Chakra UI
Founder Segun Adebayo on creating opportunities.
THE README PODCAST // S1.11
Creating space and opportunity with She Code Africa
Founder Ada Nduka Oyom on giving women the tools to thrive as developers.
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How open source software powers modern filmmaking
From editing to animation, open source is part of how movies get made.
Developer Stories
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Aaron Turner // WebAssembly
From hacking prepaid phones to maintaining WebAssembly
Aaron Turner learned code to upgrade his phone, change his life, and give those with limited means access to better tools.
Tracy Hinds // Open Source Initiative
Asking tough questions to make room for valuable projects
Tracy Hinds works behind the scenes to resolve conflicts so open source developers can do their best work.
Limor Fried // Adafruit Industries
Leading the community of Adafruit
Limor Fried on making firm decisions, weeding out negativity, and building something better, together.
Nader Dabit // react-native-elements
From finding his calling to mastering React Native
Nader is energized by getting vulnerable on open source, learning, teaching, and connecting.
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Monica Powell // Newsela
Using code as documentation to save time and share context
Here’s how to do documentation to help yourself and others.
Colby Fayock // Applitools
Overcoming human error with code automation and testing
From linting to deployment, here’s how to use automation to cut back grunt work and maximize fun.
David Noël-Romas // Stripe
Time management for makers
As makers, software engineers should adopt these seven essential habits.
Cassidy Williams // Netlify
Get your first software developer job
Tips, tricks, and general advice for how to get in the door in tech.