Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

Here’s what’s in store for this episode:

00:00 - Martin and Neha share how they spent the holiday break and discuss New Year's resolutions. 

02:25 - First Commit: The story of TIME magazine naming the computer “Machine of the Year.”

06:10 - Feature Release: The ReadME Project’s Mike Melanson shares how maximalism in development has crept into places where it doesn’t belong.

18:15 - #AskRMP: Frances Coronel joins the podcast to answer a listener question about how someone getting started in open source can find their first mentor. 

20:20 - The Interview: bashbunni joins the hosts to discuss how she balances a servant leadership mentality with learning in public—all for the benefit of the community of developers around her.

Looking for more stories and advice from the open source community? To learn more from the authors and experts featured on this episode, check out:

• What’s in a name? Moving GitOps beyond buzzword by Mike Melanson
• Middleware for web applications: it’s not just for enterprises by Amit Saha
• Marie Kondo your software stack with open source by Mike Melanson
• Great leaders create more leaders by Frances Coronel
• bashbunni on Twitch
• TIME magazine’s “Machine of the Year”

Special thanks to Frances Coronel for sharing her thoughts on finding mentors in open source, bashbunni for highlighting why giving back is the best way to build community, and Carson Gross for offering their perspective on why minimalism in development helps keep things moving.