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OpenSauced with Brian Douglas

Sep 8, 2023

Brian Douglas of OpenSauced joins the show to discuss the impact of open source and finding mentors, the significance of stars on GitHub, establishing trust and making meaningful contributions, pitching ideas and naming projects, and the Open Source/Pizza CLI experience and 100 Days of Open Source program.

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Quick takeaways

Joining open source communities is crucial for finding suitable projects and making meaningful contributions.

Open source contributions can serve as a backdoor into the tech industry and help level the playing field for underrepresented individuals.

Stars on GitHub can be converted into meaningful interactions by contributing through pull requests and engaging with maintainers.

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The Goal of OpenSauced

OpenSauced is a platform that aims to provide a pathway for individuals to contribute to open source projects. Founded by Brian Douglas of GitHub fame, OpenSauced helps developers find their next contribution and potential job in the open source community. Initially focused on helping individuals find projects, OpenSauced later pivoted to building a platform for companies and maintainers to manage and gain insights into their open source projects. Through their podcast, OpenSauced interviews various open source developers, sharing insights and stories about the world of open source.

Introduction

3min

The Impact of Open Source and Finding Mentors

17min

The Significance of Stars on GitHub

2min

Establishing Trust and Making Meaningful Contributions

22min

Pitching ideas, naming projects, and analyzing repositories

5min

Discussion on Open Source/Pizza CLI Experience and 100 Days of Open Source

3min

In this episode, Bret and Nirmal talk with Brian Douglas of OpenSauced.

Brian Douglas, of GitHub fame, has founded OpenSauced, a cool web app and community of open source developers finding their next contribution and maybe their next job. Brian has so many stories of working with open source projects and having conversations with leading open source contributors, while previously being a lead developer advocate at GitHub. So we definitely spend time talking through some of those stories and learning some of that we didn't know about GitHub and open source being run on it. We then dig into how to use the OpenSauced platform he's creating to find your next open source project and get noticed by employers.

Live recording of the complete show from July 13, 2023 is on YouTube (Ep. #225).

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OpenSauced website
Blog article: Good first issues don’t exist

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Creators & Guests

Bret Fisher - Host
Cristi Cotovan - Editor
Beth Fisher - Producer
Nirmal Mehta - Host
Brian Douglas - Guest

(00:00) -
(00:52) - Introducing Brian Douglas
(00:56) - What is OpenSauced?
(02:41) - First steps in contributing to open source
(22:24) - Starting a relationship with the maintainers and building trust
(28:38) - Finding projects to be passionate about
(37:37) - Why contribute to open source?

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