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Open source is fueling the future of nuclear physics
This once secretive scientific field is embracing openness in a big way.
Ruth Ikegah
Putting the African open source community on the map
Ruth’s dream is to show people that Africans aren’t just consumers of open source: They’re creators as well.
Jerome Hardaway // Microsoft
Junior to senior: An action plan for engineering career success
Enhance your engineering career prospects using this systematic guide for skill development and growth.
Niek Palm // Philips
Safer GitHub administration through IssueOps
Use GitHub Actions to promote and demote admins—it’s like sudo for GitHub!
Art Chaidarun // Duolingo
Simplifying developer onboarding with a few clicks
Migrating from a monolithic architecture to a microservices approach required tooling that enabled both flexibility and consistency.
The ReadME Project amplifies the voices of the developer community by telling stories about:
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THE README PODCAST // EPISODE 28
Fusing tech and progress
How open source is powering nuclear fusion research, advise for fortifying your career against change, and practical tips to get going with Git and GitHub.
Dr. Johanna Pirker
Twitch: A game changer for developers
Gaming technologies offer real benefits for virtual spaces.
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From gaming with your eyes to coding with AI: New frontiers for accessibility
With open source, developers with disabilities can contribute, collaborate, and participate like never before.
Ryn Daniels
How to put the plus in ‘staff+’ engineer
Whether you’re already a staff+ engineer or you’re looking to advance, here’s how to be a force multiplier for your teams and organization
Mikio Braun
The unique origins of open source in machine learning
How open source came to dominate machine learning and what that means for today.
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THE README PODCAST // EPISODE 27
Innovation without barriers
Reframing disability and accessibility, playing Minecraft with your eyes, and what AI means for the future of accessibility.
THE README PODCAST // EPISODE 26
Co-maintaining openness
The benefits of collaborative maintainership, lessons learned from vintage technology, and tips for getting started with community building.
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The modern web’s underrated powerhouse
It’s one of the most important yet under-appreciated building blocks of the internet.
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Rohan Gupta
Invite the critics and keep learning
Rohan, aka Blue Edge, on gaining different perspectives, maintaining a growth mindset, and staying true to yourself.
Santosh Yadav
Out of the slums and into open source
Using software development as a path out of poverty, Santosh knows a little support goes a long way.
Leonardo Javier Russo // MobilityLauncher
Raising the bar for open source standards
Leonardo is working toward a future where everyone can seamlessly participate in open source.
Jana Iris
Building super fans through genuine human connections
Jana’s successful career is driven by her empathy and love for the developer community.
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Lisa Vanderschuit // Shopify
Help your team sustain a healthy work-life balance
Finding clarity, focus, and agency in day-to-day work.
Claudio Wunder // Hubspot
Find edge case errors in your code base
GitHub Copilot offers some surprising benefits for solving particularly stubborn problems.
Prince Shekhar Valluri // LinkedIn
Enterprise code migration with developer happiness in mind
Transformational change without a big bang.
Will Larson // Calm
Move past incident response to reliability
We once relied on crossed fingers and optimism as our first line of defense, but there’s a better way.