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"The Synthetic Senior" — my #FOSDEM talk on AI + open source mentorship The 3 C's for finding contributors worth investing in: 💡 Comprehension ⚙️ Context 🔄 Continuity Slides: docs.google.com/presentation...

Join us for the launch of the Software Stewardship Lab (stewardshiplab.org)! @vlad.website is on the podcast with hosts @richlitt.bsky.social, @abbycabs.dev & @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social to talk about promoting research for OSS maintainers and sustainers. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/292.

AI is changing open source. What happens to contributor pathways, maintainers, and community health along the way? Let's talk about it. (I'll be joining between newborn naps 🐣) SustainOSS AI, FLOSS & Sustainability Forum: sustainoss.org/events/ai-fl...

We're hosting a forum on AI, FLOSS, and Sustainability. If you're interested in exploring how AI is impacting FLOSS software and all those who work on it: join us for the next SustainOSS Virtual Forum on Thursday 11 June 2026. sustainoss.org/events/ai-fl...

Two big arrivals this May 💜🐣 github.blog/open-source/... #MaintainerMonth

Passing on this message from Camilla, a PM on @github.com ’s Maintainer Love team: If you could wave a magic wand, what is the #1 feature you'd want us to ship? No idea is too tiny - the smallest changes often have the biggest impact.

You can now create GitHub Issues directly from Slack in natural language! Mention @GitHub in any channel and describe your work, and the app creates structured Issues in your repo (and sub-issues, too).

A local GitHub meetup in Toronto?? Count me in ✨ GitHub Copilot Dev Days - Toronto #1 is April 2nd and I'm so here for it. Demos, lightning talks, snacks, and community. Drop me a line if you'll be there! luma.com/q6uu9gbo

Has mentoring in open source gotten harder? I wrote up my #FOSDEM talk on the GitHub blog The core framework: Comprehension, Context, Continuity. Comprehension and Context get you reviewed. Continuity gets you mentored. github.blog/open-source/...

We’re going live in less than an hour 👀 At 3pm ET / 12pm PT, @helen.blog and I will be live with @mitchellh.com, talking about Vouch and what community trust actually looks like in open source. Hope you can join us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0npM...

Catch me at FOSDEM in just over an hour in the Community Devroom! Excited to share some thoughts on FOSS mentorship in the age of AI. We're in UB5.230 -- learn from my mistakes & go through the U courtyard to get in fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

Looking for examples: do you know any OSS projects that have thoughtfully updated their contribution process for AI-assisted PRs? Interested in: * PR templates asking for intent/reasoning * Comprehension checks * Other friction-adding methods Would love to learn from communities experimenting here

One of my favorite parts of FOSDEM is catching up with maintainers 💜 This year we're adding a Monday morning unconference for maintainers. You bring the topics. Joining us? Request a spot: 🍕 Sunday Night Social: gh.io/fosdem-2026 ☕ Monday Unconference: gh.io/fosdem-2026-...

Building for what lasts. At work, in community, and at home. My 2025 year in review → medium.com/@abbycabs/ab...

She wrote a patent about TIME TRAVEL but still keeps developers grounded in reality 🕰️ @angiejones.tech on balancing visionary thinking w/ practical AI: "Everyone wants to be a visionary, but developers are exhausted by the hype." gh.io/podcast

You can give back to the open source projects that power your world. Support the developers who keep your favorite tools running with GitHub Sponsors. https://github.com/sponsors/explore

AI is full of opportunity — but “AI slop” is real for open source maintainers. In our chat with @vertedin.de (Electron), I loved this: use these moments to teach contributors — but never at the cost of maintainers’ time or energy. Open source is as much about people as code. 🎧 gh.io/podcast

My Demo Time #ZeroToMergedContest story! I’m a one-person dev team… but with @github Copilot, Spark, and Actions, it feels like I’ve got a whole team behind me. 👉 Watch how I built Demo Time, a VS Code extension that makes live coding stress-free #GitHub #VSCode #DevTools

I submitted this earlier today on behalf of the team at projectbluefin.io. #ZeroToMergedContest www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEJ5...

My "Habit Sync for @todoist.com" app is about to get a significant update, so here are some "behind the scenes" of what it took. - 9 major version upgrades of #ReactNative - Writing my own component library - Translating #Java to #Kotlin @github.com #ZeroToMergedContest

My entry for #ZeroToMergedContest, which is about www.nuget.org/packages/Owa...

ever wonder about the story of nuxtbot, the helpful @github.com actions bot that reopens closed issues, asks for reproductions, and spots regressions? #ZeroToMergedContest

I've recently took the time to read a blog post by @abbycabs.dev about who will maintain the future of open source (github.blog/open-source...) 1/🧵

This is it! #ZeroToMergedContest closes TODAY We know maintainers are doing incredible things with GitHub tools. Show us how GitHub helped you shorten the path from idea → impact. 2-min video, real stories, huge opportunity. Submit by end of day (anywhere on earth)! 🌍 →

I'm helping run #ZeroToMergedContest bc maintainer stories need to be heard. Every day you're navigating the impossible - shipping at speed while maintaining excellence. I'll be watching every video! This could land you on the Universe keynote stage. 👉 gh.io/zerotomerged

MCP? OMG! 🤯 Episode 1 of the GitHub Podcast is here, and we’re talking Model Context Protocol — the open standard that can help keep AI tools from hallucinating (in my use case!) and make them genuinely useful for developers. 🎧 Listen now: gh.io/podcast

Q: What do CSS Zero, anime.js, and Docs have in common? A: They’re all open source projects our hosts are excited about. Join @cassidoo.co, @abbycabs.dev, and @itsthatladydev.bsky.social as they dive into the stories, trends, and culture shaping open source in the GitHub Podcast. gh.io/podcast

🎧 Episode 0 of the GitHub Podcast is live! Three open source nerds, one mic, and wild stories (like hackathons at 30,000 feet). Co-hosting with @cassidoo.co, @itsthatladydev.bsky.social, and @alacolombiadev.bsky.social — subscribe and join us for the ride. ➡️ gh.io/podcast

The graying of open source is real—but it’s not inevitable. We can support the next generation of maintainers by shifting how we lead, teach, & invite My #OSSummit talk is now live on YouTube: 📹 youtu.be/LjP0zpLLvPQ Slides (with full speaker notes + references): 📎 docs.google.com/presentation...

“If you invite someone to your project they are 4x more likely to contribute” - @abbycabs.dev at Open Source Summit

Just gave my #OSSummit talk: Who Will Maintain the Future? Grateful for the energy, honesty & deep convo on engaging Gen Z(ed?) in open source 💬 Slides (light on text, rich in notes/stats/refs): 📎 docs.google.com/presentation...

Open source is aging—and the next generation is already here. Join me at #OSSummit as I explore how Gen Z will help maintain the future (and what we need to do to support them). 📅 June 23 | 11:20am 📍 Bluebird Ballroom 3C 🔗 sched.co/1zffS

🧓 + 🔥 = the current vibe in open source. I’m speaking at #OSSummit North America on Monday about the burnout, leadership gaps, and what we can actually do to support maintainers and keep OSS thriving. 🕚 11:20am MT 📍 Bluebird Ballroom 3C 🔗 sched.co/1zffS Catch me before I head out that afternoon ✌️

Maintainer Month isn't just about celebration—it's about real support. 💙 Thank you to amazing partners like @devcyclehq.bsky.social and @arachnedigital.bsky.social for stepping up with resources and opportunities for maintainers! Check out their offers here. ⬇️

5 years of #MaintainerMonth 🎉 From Times Square to tiny commits, folks everywhere are showing up for open source maintainers. Huge thanks to @feynudibranch.bsky.social + all our amazing partners 💖 Highlights via @thenewstack.io : thenewstack.io/how-the-worl...

My 4-year-old’s sticker game: ✨ Cheap stickers: peel off like magic 🧱 @github.com stickers: professionally installed permanent artwork Guess which ones are still proudly upside down on our door?

I wrote a blog post for #MaintainerMonth! Big thank you to @abbycabs.dev and @github.com for the opportunity to partner and help secure the open source ecosystem.

Kicking off our 2025 Maintainer Month series, Dirkjan Ochtman (dirkjan.ochtman.nl) joins Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to talk Rust (github.com/rustls/rustls) maintenance, open source funding, and sustaining projects without burning out. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/268

This #MaintainerMonth, we want to know: Who’s your favorite maintainer? 👀 Tag them in the comments ⬇️

For this year's #MaintainerMonth, we’ve put together helpful resources, events, and goodies designed for maintainers like you. ✨ 20+ events and streams to join 🛡️ A special Security Challenge (with a reward!) 🎁 The new maintainer Partner Pack (full of discounts and freebies!) Find out more 👇