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Nick Penston // Fidelity Investments
Scaling standards and community in your organization
Learn how to implement open source community ideas to spread best practices.
Featured Article
Coding accessibility: Building autonomy with AI
After bringing Braille to the digital world and creating the first screen reader for the web, Dr. Asakawa is now working on an AI-enabled suitcase to help blind people navigate the world independently.
Denys Lashchevskyi // Betsson
A beginner’s guide to running and managing custom CodeQL queries
Transform your code into a structured database that you can use to surface security vulnerabilities and discover new insights.
Annalu Waller
Champion accessibility to unleash untapped potential
Dr. Annalu Waller on the intricate, interdependent network of support that shapes our lives.
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
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Community stories
Tramale Turner // Action IQ
Turbulent times call for adaptive leadership
Learn what adaptive leadership is, how it compares to other leadership styles, and how you can adopt its principles.
Featured Article
Don’t call it a comeback: Why Java is still champ
Far from dead, the perpetually-popular language is up to speed and ready for the future.
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.
Dana Lawson // Netlify
Hiring technical talent: An exercise in clarity, patience, and preparation
The two-way experience is as much about technical skills as it is about team fit.
Lisa Vanderschuit // Shopify
Help your team sustain a healthy work-life balance
Finding clarity, focus, and agency in day-to-day work.
The ReadMe Podcast
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THE README PODCAST // EPISODE 33
Powering public goods
Exploring developer happiness through the vibrant Laravel community and the impact of digital public goods on open source, AI models, Wikipedia, and more.
THE README PODCAST // EPISODE 32
(De)coding conventions
The evolution of TypeScript and the future of coding conventions, AI’s role in improving accessibility, and practical advice on encouraging non-code contributions.
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Is Laravel the happiest developer community on the planet?
How the PHP framework maintains a perpetual honeymoon period.
Developer Stories
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Anton Mirhorodchenko
Realizing potential with AI
Anton uses AI to write code and tackle more projects.
Kyler Middleton
From fixing computers on farms to democratizing DevOps
Kyler discusses her path from rural tech repair jobs to revolutionizing tech education.
Aaron Gustafson
Advancing inclusion with progressive enhancement
Aaron’s journey towards progressive enhancement and inclusive design.
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.
Guides
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Mike Gifford // CivicActions
Treat accessibility issues as bugs, not feature requests
Follow Drupal’s lead: Prioritize and systematically squash accessibility bugs.
Niek Palm // Philips
Provisioning self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on demand
How Philips optimized their CI/CD process using GitHub Actions and self-hosted runners.
Ruth Ikegah
Make your first open source contribution in four easy steps
A beginner's guide to making an impact with open source contributions.
Chris Johnson // Eli Lilly
Secure cloud deployment and delivery
Building a better development environment to increase speed to delivery with GitHub.