Open Source Project Tours are recorded sessions where an open source maintainer functions as a tour guide to their project, showing me the lay of the land and answering my questions about how their design reflects the relationships and needs of contributors and users. In our very first project tour, Maxime Garcia shows us around nf-core, a community building build open-source Nextflow components and pipelines.
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Six Ways to Onboard New Contributors
Onboarding new contributors is hard. Here are six different approaches to welcoming newcomers to your project.
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Smoke Signals: How to Tell If You're Burning Out in Open Source
While maintaining an open source project can be fun and fulfilling, it can also be very draining. Here are some common signs of burnout in open source maintainers.
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"It all goes back to what's best for the community": An interview with Python's Carol Willing
Carol Willing was a crucial part of Python's governance transition from a BDFL model to a Steering Council. She served on the first Steering Council and has also been involved with Jupyter and its governance. In this interview, she talks about governance transitions, diversity in tech, and her "guiding star" - education.
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