What They Don't Tell You About Maintaining an Open Source Project ~ andrej acevski

kept by eddie nov 26, 25

Maintaining an open-source self-hosted kanban board involves relentless documentation, user support, scary database migrations, and careful scope management far beyond building the initial product.

I rebooted my social life
A remote worker who felt socially isolated rebuilt an active local community by regularly hosting a low-pressure, recurring social gathering, proving that intentional effort can fill the third-space void.
also on #community-building
What are you doing this weekend?
A developer recounts returning to FreeBSD for a home NAS after years on Linux, praising its simplicity for servers but sticking with Arch for desktops.
also on #self-hosting, Docker, #open-source, #developer-tools
Your CI should be disposable
The article argues CI should only schedule builds, delegating actual builds to local tools like Docker or Nix so workflows remain runnable even if CI services fail.
also on GitHub Actions, Docker, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
GitHub - clawkwork/clawk at console.dev
clawk gives coding agents their own disposable Linux VM, letting them install packages and run code while keeping host files, keys, and network strictly isolated.
also on Kubernetes, Docker, #open-source, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
AddyOsmani.com - The Next Two Years of Software Engineering
The next two years of software engineering hinge on how AI affects junior hiring, skill atrophy, role evolution, specialist vs generalist, and education pathways.
also on Kubernetes, Docker, #software-engineering, #developer-tools