Keeley Hammond

Longtime maintainer for the Electron project who discusses building cross-platform desktop apps with web technologies and maintaining a large, welcoming open source community. Shares insights on governance, automation, contributor onboarding, and handling spam/AI-generated noise.

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Sep 23, 2025 • 21min

Making Desktop Frameworks More Accessible with Electron

Keeley Hammond, a longtime maintainer of Electron, discusses the transformative impact of the framework on cross-platform desktop app development. She shares her journey and highlights how Electron fosters a welcoming open source community. The conversation dives into governance practices, the balance between paid and volunteer maintainers, and innovative automation tools to manage contributor onboarding. Keeley also tackles the rising challenges posed by AI-generated spam and the importance of nurturing a vibrant contributor culture.

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