I was introduced to programming in high school while taking a computer-based math course in my sophomore year in high school. Unimpressed with learning Visual Basic to solve math trivia, I did not pursue this as a hobby after that. I was re-introduced into programming 10 years later when I had an idea for a mobile application built that application exclusively using free open source libraries.

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Mostly known for his content based around Typescript, React, and React Native, Theo Browne is now the CEO of Ping Labs and has made a name for himself. Theo has also influenced the creation of a popular open source project many of you may have heard of: create-t3 app. Join the Secret Sauce to hear more on how Theo became Theo. 

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The bus factor is a measurement of the risk resulting from information and capabilities not being shared among team members, derived from the phrase "in case they get on a bus and never return.” Open Sauced alerts so contribution churn spreads evenly across contributors. 

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Sometimes getting your pull request reviewed, agreed upon, and approved feels like playing a game of tug of war with the reviewers. You end up discussing, changing parts of the code and at times having some healthy arguments too. So how can you avoid draining energy on pull requests?

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