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Open source, documentation, community, and learning in public — everything I've published since 2020.

01 · Start here

Six pieces, if you only read a few

Building bridges, not walls: The importance of documentation in open source projects
Documentation is the bridge between code and people. The three types every project needs, and how to write docs a global audience can actually use.
The missing piece: Why your project needs a maintainer onboarding process
Contributor onboarding gets all the attention. Why maintainers need the same guidelines, plus a graceful offboarding process for when they move on.
How I built a curated, automated open source portfolio
How I vibe-coded a Node.js script and GitHub Action from my phone to track my contributions automatically, and the four filters that keep it honest.
Giving non-code contributions the recognition they deserve
Documentation, testing, design, and translation all count. How Mautic built a system to formally recognize no-code work toward Hacktoberfest.
I was skeptical of AI. Then it saved me hours of writing.
I speak three languages. Writing a blog post in a language other than my mother tongue could take me more than four hours. A tight deadline pushed me to try AI to help draft a post based on my ideas, and taught me to use it responsibly.
From helping out to taking ownership: The art of sticking around
Why sticking with the same communities and doing the invisible work, not chasing a handful of impressive PRs, is what turned into leadership roles at Virtual Coffee, OpenSauced, and Mautic.

02 · Recognitions

This writing's been highlighted 11 times across newsletters, weekly round-ups, challenge wins, and more.