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Mahmoud Hashemi // Stripe
Intentional creation
Tap into creativity with the 4 Cs: Consume, critique, curate, create.
Cassidy Williams
Lift as you climb
Cassidy on creating content, building relationships, and how much you get by giving back.
Dr. Johanna Pirker
Twitch: A game changer for developers
Gaming technologies offer real benefits for virtual spaces.
Anthony Sottile
Learning by doing, from Python to Twitch
Drawn to the community aspect of open source, Anthony uses Twitch as a modern classroom.
Angie Jones // Applitools
Demystifying developer advocacy
A seasoned developer advocate's answers to the most common DevRel FAQs.
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Community stories
Featured Article
Astronomy community shapes their own destiny with Astropy
Astronomy is a software based field, and the community is building their own open source tools.
Featured Article
Coding accessibility: How Della found her voice with open source AAC
When proprietary apps failed, Della’s brother built an app that incorporated her needs and feedback into the design.
Kyler Middleton
From fixing computers on farms to democratizing DevOps
Kyler discusses her path from rural tech repair jobs to revolutionizing tech education.
THE README PODCAST // EPISODE 25
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
How maximalism creeps into places where it doesn’t belong, finding mentors, following what energizes you, and the power of Ping Pong.
Featured Article
What hacking AOL taught a generation of programmers
The open source ethos behind rogue AOL add-ons.
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.
Featured Articles
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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.
Developer Stories
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Anton Mirhorodchenko
Realizing potential with AI
Anton uses AI to write code and tackle more projects.
Aaron Gustafson
Advancing inclusion with progressive enhancement
Aaron’s journey towards progressive enhancement and inclusive design.
Annalu Waller
Champion accessibility to unleash untapped potential
Dr. Annalu Waller on the intricate, interdependent network of support that shapes our lives.
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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Nick Penston // Fidelity Investments
Scaling standards and community in your organization
Learn how to implement open source community ideas to spread best practices.
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.
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.