Keynote - Beyond README.md
Explore how FarmBot Inc elevates documentation from a file to a product, transforming open-source practices beyond software to include hardware and business models.
When Agile Doesn't Work Anymore - Managing a Large Documentation Project
Learn strategies for overhauling and maintaining large documentation suites, including planning, execution, and convincing stakeholders of the need for a comprehensive approach.
Growing TypeScript and Rust
Explore TypeScript and Rust's growth, collaborative design, and open-source project management techniques. Gain insights into successful language development and community-driven innovation.
Building a Community for Game Developers
Explore building an open-source community for game developers, focusing on the Yarn Spinner narrative tool and strategies for engaging developers unfamiliar with open-source practices.
Organising a Non-Commercial Remote Study Team
Discover strategies for organizing and motivating remote junior developers in a non-profit study project, addressing challenges and fostering growth while delivering results.
Open Hardware Lightning Talks - LCA 2020
Rapid-fire presentations on open hardware innovations, showcasing cutting-edge projects and ideas in the field of open-source electronics and maker technology.
Landing a Large Series
Insights on navigating complex kernel development, addressing challenges in large infrastructure changes, and strategies for successful collaboration in open-source projects.
Open Collaborations - Leadership Succession and Leadership Success
Explore leadership dynamics in open source projects, examining crisis resolution, business research insights, and strategies for project longevity and success in collaborative environments.
Engineer Tested, Manager Approved - Migrating Windows - .NET Services to Linux
Practical guide to migrating Windows/.NET services to Linux using .NET Core, covering project planning, technical challenges, and successful implementation strategies.
The Life of Open Source Spatial with QGIS - From Hobby to Grown Up, with Bonus Growing Pains
Explore QGIS's evolution from hobby project to leading open-source GIS software. Learn about its growth, challenges, and impact on the spatial community, including governance, stability, and community development.
How to Get a Project Unstuck - And Fixing the Skill Gaps That Got Us Here
Learn strategies to revive stalled open source projects and develop crucial project management skills for FLOSS maintainers. Gain insights on overcoming common obstacles and fostering sustainable software development.
Disaster Recovery for Event Organisers
Strategies for navigating crises in event planning, drawing lessons from conferences that overcame floods, fires, and pandemics to deliver successful experiences.
Ten Years of Outreachy
Explore Outreachy's decade-long journey in promoting diversity in free software through paid remote internships, its evolution, impact, and lessons learned.
Electrifying the Knitted Universe
Explore the journey of creating an electrified knitted starmap, from viral success to interactive exhibition, including technical challenges and preservation efforts.
More Than Words - Reviewing and Updating Your Information Architecture
Discover effective strategies for assessing, planning, and implementing information architecture to enhance user experience, SEO, and content findability in technical documentation.
20 Years of NSA Security Enhanced Linux, a Retrospective
Retrospective on 20 years of NSA Security Enhanced Linux, exploring its development, challenges, and lessons learned for aspiring Linux programmers and open-source contributors.
The Open-Source Chatbot That Accidentally Built a Community
Explore the journey of an open-source chatbot that unexpectedly fostered a global community, highlighting challenges, growth, and the power of collaborative development in times of uncertainty.
We All Grow Older, but Do Our Projects Really Have to?
Discover strategies to keep software projects fresh and maintainable over time, preventing technical debt and ensuring long-term success.
How Autonomy Saved One of Spotify's Most Loved Features From Being Killed
Discover how Spotify's autonomous team culture fostered innovation, enabling the creation of Discover Weekly despite initial skepticism. Learn about aligned autonomy, data-driven decisions, and iterative development.
TypeScript Ruined My Life - In a Good Way
Discover how TypeScript transforms JavaScript development, enhancing large codebases and becoming an indispensable tool for efficient coding and project management.
How Thinking Small is Changing Software Development Big Time
Explorando cómo el enfoque en lo pequeño está transformando radicalmente el desarrollo de software, desde equipos más reducidos hasta ciclos más cortos y componentes más pequeños.