Open Source Stories

Open Source Stories
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The Open Source Stories project celebrates collaboration, communication, community and, more in open source by collecting narratives from creators, ors, and consumers alike.

  1. 06/27/2025

    Just keep moving - building inclusive pathways in open source with Dr. Kari L. Jordan

    Dr. Kari Jordan from The Carpentries talks about her “aha moment” discovering open source and how teaching Zumba helps her create more welcoming tech communities. Discover the importance of succession planning in creating contribution pathways and the power of grassroots to help keep you going, because open source work is too important to stop.

  2. 01/15/2025

    How we show up in open source with Julia Silge

    Ever wonder if you’re the only one who feels like open source is a mystery? Julia Silge shares how she went from thinking it was just ‘some person alone in a room’ to realizing it’s a whole world of collaboration and community! Plus, find out why being wrong on the internet isn’t so bad after all.

  3. 12/17/2024

    The Open Source Eras Tour with Erin McKean

    Dive into a whimsical view of open source with Erin McKean as she examines it through the lens of Taylor Swift’s Eras. From the ‘Inventor Era’ to the ‘Responsibility Era,’ Erin explores how the focus of open source has changed over time. Discover why you need napkins and what ‘fully automated luxury space communism’ might have to do with it all!

  4. 12/16/2024

    Focus and feedback in the tidyverse

    Hadley Wickham takes Tracy Teal through the evolution of the tidyverse, starting with a box of rocks all the way through to a thriving community of data scientists. Join them on the Open Source Story of the tidyverse!

  5. 10/21/2024

    The power of invitation and responsibility of leadership

    Open source lets you create the experiences you want– whether it be with technology, community, or your lasting impact on the world. In his Open Source Story, Rich Bowen reflects on some of the ways in which open source has opened doors to meet those who have inspired him as well as how he thinks about opening doors for others.

  6. Changing communities have changing needs with Andy Piper

    06/27/2024

    Changing communities have changing needs with Andy Piper

    In this conversation between Andy Piper and amanda casari, Andy talks about their work in open source communities, specifically highlighting how communities differ, have different needs, and how these needs change and evolve over time. Additionally the discussion covers the “non-glamourous” work that needs to be done, and how difficult it can be to know what sort of help to ask for as a project.

  7. 05/18/2024

    "Why do we code?" and other musings with Carol Willing

    Carol Willing, a veteran programmer with a passion for making technology accessible, shares her journey from mainframe computers to the world of Python and Jupyter Notebooks. She emphasizes the importance of generalist skills, critical thinking, and building up the next generation of engineers.

  8. 10/26/2023

    Rethinking the meaning of governance with Shauna Gordon-McKeon

    In a conversation looking at multiple meanings of open source governance and project health, Shauna Gordon-McKeon shares with Open Source Stories views of how investing in project culture can build virtuous cycles of inclusion and contribution. From reducing the number of roles that a maintainer might have to fill to lowering the barriers for user participation, this conversation looks to build from crisis management in 2017 to continuing improvements into the future with the ways open source projects get done.

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The Open Source Stories project celebrates collaboration, communication, community and, more in open source by collecting narratives from creators, ors, and consumers alike.

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    Open Source Stories
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The content on Open Source Stories is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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