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Articles and updates from OpenSauced
A collection of the latest OpenSauced thoughts, insights, updates and announcements.
bdougie
2 mins read
OpenSauced joins Linux Foundation, making AI-powered open source analytics freely available while expanding beyond GitHub to serve the broader open so...
Recent Posts
#kubernetes
John McBride
5 mins read
How the OpenSauced engineering team made a near-zero downtime migration to Microsoft Azure
#sustainability
BekahHW
8 mins read
Explore the challenges facing open source sustainability, including funding gaps, security risks, and maintainer burnout. Learn why supporting open so...
BekahHW
6 mins read
Understand the important role of transparency in open source through the PearAI and Continue.dev case study.
#pizza-cli
BekahHW
6 mins read
Discover the hidden costs of siloed knowledge in developer culture and how embracing shared ownership and tools like the CODEOWNERS file can enhance t...
#Go
#Deep dive
John McBride
8 mins read
How OpenSauced engineering used Go and Cobra to build a robust and extensible command line interface
#pizza cli
BekahHW
5 mins read
As projects grow and teams change, tech companies accumulate "knowledge debt." By adding code ownership practices and tools like the pizza-clicodeowne...
#command line
John McBride
5 mins read
A powerful way to generate and automate developer insights from the command line
BekahHW
4 mins read
Discover the Human Dependency Graph. Learn why focusing on people, not packages, is key to reducing risk in your projects.
Isa Bensusan
2 mins read
Access insights on lists of contributors!
#Design
#Repo Pages
Isa Bensusan
4 mins read
Here's a breakdown of the process behind building one of our most acclaimed charts.
#ai
#StarSearch
#Workspaces
BekahHW
6 mins read
Ever wonder what your GitHub repos could teach AI? Learn how turning repositories into smart datasets could supercharge organizations. From multi-repo...
#contributors
#open source
BekahHW
8 mins read
Explore the art of open source success. Learn how to build trust, understand project philosophies, and become a valued community member as an open sou...
#security
#sbom
BekahHW
4 mins read
Discover the benefits of tracking SBOMs in your projects and learn how it can boost your software’s security and compliance.
#OSCR
BekahHW
7 mins read
Unlock the full potential of your open source community by understanding and valuing well-rounded contributors. Learn how the OSCR can highlight unsee...
#OSCR
BekahHW
6 mins read
Explore the dual power of metrics and storytelling in open source contribution. Learn how tracking numbers and crafting narratives together can help y...
#OSCR
BekahHW
6 mins read
Introducing OSCR: The new standard for measuring open source contributions. Explore how this new metric goes beyond code commits to measure true impac...
#kubernetes
#openssf scorecard
John McBride
8 mins read
Learn how the OpenSauced engineering team built Kubernetes infrastructure to scale the OpenSSF Scorecard for all GitHub repositories
#open source
#open source community
BekahHW
6 mins read
Discover how open source projects like Rust and Kubernetes thrive through community contributions, while others like TypeScript take a different appro...
#openssf scorecard
#open source security
John McBride
5 mins read
Learn how OpenSauced integrates OpenSSF Scorecard to enhance open source security and compliance.
BekahHW
7 mins read
See how the compound interest analogy explains the power of open source contributions and the role of open source metrics in quantifying their impact.
#Contributors
BekahHW
6 mins read
Open Source can be a catalyst for building better developers through public learning and development, accelerating skills, building resilience, and cr...
#DevStats
BekahHW
5 mins read
YOLO Coding - the process of committing directly to main - leaves projects at unnecessary risk.
#maintainers
BekahHW
7 mins read
Maintainer transitions can create a lot of challenges. That's why open source support through proactive measures like knowledge transfer and community...
BekahHW
6 mins read
Explore the stories of Vite and Selenium, and learn about the key metrics and community factors that contribute to lasting impact and growth in the op...
BekahHW
8 mins read
The problems with open source software highlight the need for sustainable project management, addressing vulnerabilities, ensuring long-term security,...
BekahHW
10 mins read
Learn about the importance of belonging, motivation, and collaboration in open source community.
#Funding
bdougie
3 mins read
OpenSauced raised funding to further develop your AI technology that provides actionable insights for the open source community.
BekahHW
3 mins read
Explore how StarSearch revolutionizes open source collaboration by connecting projects with top talent using AI-driven insights into GitHub events and...
#open source
#github
John McBride
6 mins read
Discover how the Lottery Factor identifies project risk by analyzing top contributors in popular open source projects, using insights from our newly d...
BekahHW
5 mins read
Explore the lifecycle of Facebook's Create React App (CRA) and understand the significance of open-source insights into issues and pull requests.
#education
BekahHW
5 mins read
Feeling overwhelmed as a new open-source maintainer? Learn the skills and gain the support you need to succeed with our "Becoming a Maintainer" Cours...
#ai
John McBride
14 mins read
Scaling up generative AI operations can be costly. At OpenSauced, we faced this challenge while building StarSearch, until we found a low cost solutio...
#StarSearch
BekahHW
2 mins read
Get in-depth insights into contributor history with our AI-powered feature, StarSearch
#maintainers
BekahHW
5 mins read
This article highlights the critical but under-appreciated role of open source maintainers and explores ways to create a more sustainable and rewardin...
#maintainers
#open source
bdougie
3 mins read
Discover how to effectively measure the success of your open source project by tracking community engagement metrics, such as issues created by new co...
#github
#opensource
bdougie
5 mins read
GitHub Star inflation raises concerns in open-source projects. Evaluating a project's health and success now requires considering commit velocity, iss...
BekahHW
7 mins read
Gain insights into the challenges of scaling open source projects, with solutions for comprehensive understanding, collaboration, and sustainable proj...
bdougie
5 mins read
Taking a look at the most successful open source projects in the AI space to discover what their secret sauce is for growth.
#contributors
BekahHW
7 mins read
Explore empathetic ways to support open source maintainers and prevent burnout.
#career
bdougie
5 mins read
The focus on open source contributions purely on career advancement will not benefit anyone in open source long term. Instead become a power users and...
bdougie
3 mins read
GitHub Organization Insights is no more, but OpenSauced is stepping in with open source Insights for Projects and Teams, available today. With Insight...
BekahHW
3 mins read
Hacktoberfest 2023 brought new contributors to OpenSauced and continued contributions, leading to a successful year.
#maintainers
#open source
BekahHW
5 mins read
By highlighting diverse contributions and fostering a culture of recognition, we can inspire both current and future generations of developers and col...
#maintainers
#open source
BekahHW
5 mins read
Connection, community, and recognition are key to preventing maintainer loneliness. Learn how to create a healthier open source ecosystem for maintain...
#github
#hacktoberfest
#contributions
BekahHW
7 mins read
You’re more than your green squares. Green squares capture only a small portion of the developer journey. Green squares alone won’t get you hired. But...
#moneyball
#github
#commits
bdougie
4 mins read
Right now, green squares are a representation of someone's work in open source. Squares are not a representation of a developer's resume
BekahHW
6 mins read
Thriving in Tech: Embracing the Power of Community
#open-source
#beginner
BekahHW
10 mins read
Learn the fundamentals of open source development, from choosing projects to making contributions, in this comprehensive beginner's guide. Support ope...
#community
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bdougie
2 mins read
We did it! Today we celebrate our 1000th developer on the platform since our public launch in December 2022.
#github
#open-source
#social
bdougie
1 min read
GitHub launched in 2008 with the tagline, “Social Code Hosting,” but is GitHub a social coding network today?
#open-source
#github
#goodfirstissues
bdougie
4 mins read
There is a lot to be desired when it comes to good first issues.
#talent
#open source
#hiring
bdougie
2 mins read
Open source projects can be a great way to retain engineers, as they provide a platform for engineers to collaborate on and contribute to meaningful p...
#open source
#github
#apis
bdougie
3 mins read
The GitHub star is the wrong standard for measurement for growth.