Open Source, Open Sauced, Community, Metrics, Contribution, And Pizza - Brian (bdougie) Douglas

In this episode of the Mechanical Ink podcast, Schalk Neethling interviews Brian (bdougie) Douglas, the founder of Open Sauced. They delve into the significance of open-source contributions and the impact of tools like Open Sauced in providing comprehensive insights and analytics for open-source projects. Brian discusses the importance of contributions from senior engineers in the open-source community and how these contributions shape the ecosystem. The conversation highlights Open Sauced’s capabilities in offering detailed insights at both the repository and organizational levels, addressing a common challenge faced by open-source projects. They explore various metrics crucial for assessing the health and progress of open-source projects, such as PR velocity, which measures the speed at which pull requests are handled, and the engagement of new contributors. Brian emphasizes the need for recognizing valuable contributions and managing the challenges that come with community building, such as dealing with spam and ineffective contributions. The episode also touches on the broader implications of these contributions for professional growth and the sustainability of the open-source community. Brian shares insights into how Open Sauced aids in building a sustainable community by providing the necessary tools to manage and understand these contributions effectively. Sponsored By Reduce time to market without sacrificing your security posture! BoxyHQ’s suite of APIs for security and privacy helps engineering teams build and ship compliant cloud applications faster. Because open source is at the heart of BoxyHQ, you can choose to integrate BoxyHQ Jackson through their NPM module, self-hosting (with support options), or sign up for their SaaS offering and let BoxyHQ do the heavy lifting. Links * Brian (bdougie) Douglas on LinkedIn * Open Sauced * The Pizza CLI * Astro * Vitejs * Next.js * OpenAI Embeddings * HuggingFace * Schalk Neethling on LinkedIn * Mechanical Ink Community * Join the community on Slack * Continue the conversation on GitHub or here on Substack * Support the podcast on Patreon * Recorded with Riverside.fm (Affiliate link) Help Others Find The Podcast * Rate and review on Spotify * Rate and review on Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit schalkneethling.substack.com