Almost everything I build ends up on GitHub in the open, and this tag collects
the posts where free and open-source software is the point – not just the
license, but the workflow. Expect writing on dev containers, resume-as-code,
localization pipelines, and the sustainability questions that come with
maintaining projects in public.
Open source is as much about the community and the plumbing as the code, and
these posts try to cover both.
Passion doesn’t scale. Learn how running your open source project as an organization prevents burnout, spreads responsibility, and unlocks a treasure chest of free tools and services for FOSS projects.
I volunteered to moderate a subreddit and immediately built tooling instead. This post walks through how Devvit endpoint restrictions forced a pivot from Claude to Gemini, and how that constraint led to a better, free workflow for turning YouTube playlists into configurable AI-assisted Reddit posts.
PowerShell is global, but not everyone works in English. Let’s look at how localization works, how you can add it to your modules, and how to make it easy for your community to contribute translations
Discover how development containers simplify project setup and empower contributors. Learn devcontainer.json configuration, cross-language support, and how devcontainers solve environment barriers.