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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.

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.

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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?

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 // 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.

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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.

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ReadME Project

Coding is usually seen as a solitary activity, but it’s actually the world’s largest community effort led by open source maintainers, contributors, and teams. These unsung heroes put in long hours to build software, fix issues, field questions, and manage communities.

The ReadME Project is part of GitHub’s ongoing effort to amplify the voices of the developer community. It’s an evolving space to engage with the community and explore the stories, challenges, technology, and culture that surround the world of open source.

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