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Whoop whoop: shelldoc 1.0 is out!

shelldoc tests shell commands in your Markdown docs so your examples stay honest.

What's included:
- Single static binary, zero deps
- Dry-run mode (-n) and timeouts (-t)
- JUnit XML for CI integration
- New logo and revised docs
- Semantic, on-demand releases from here on

go install github.com/mirkoboehm/shelldoc/cmd/shelldoc@latest

https://www.creative-destruction.org/post/2026-03-19-shelldoc-100/
https://github.com/mirkoboehm/shelldoc

#OpenSource #Documentation #DevTools #Golang

shelldoc 0.91 released!

Second RC on the road to 1.0. Focus: code quality and testing.

What's new:
- Fixed version output for `go install` builds
- Expanded test coverage (CLI, tokenizer, JUnit XML)
- Godoc comments for exported functions
- Code cleanup & idiomatic Go

Final RC in two weeks.

`go install github.com/mirkoboehm/shelldoc/cmd/[email protected]`

GitHub: https://github.com/mirkoboehm/shelldoc

#OpenSource #Documentation #DevTools #Golang

shelldoc is back! Announcing 0.90: https://github.com/mirkoboehm/shelldoc

shelldoc tests shell commands in your Markdown docs to keep examples accurate.

It's ready for use today. 0.90 is the first of three release candidates before 1.0.

New:
- Bug fixes & security improvements
- Go 1.21 + updated deps
- GitHub Actions CI for selftests
- Better docs

Testing encouraged, contributions welcome!

`go install github.com/mirkoboehm/shelldoc/cmd/[email protected]`

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The third Open Source Congress took place in Brussels on 16 September 2025. This annual gathering brings together code-hosting open source foundations and partners to align on critical issues facing the ecosystem. I summarized my personal observations from event in this blog post: https://www.creative-destruction.org/post/2025-09-16-open-source-congress/ #opensource

New talk (FOSS Backstage 2024): EU cybersecurity regulation and Open Source governance

The EU Cyber Resilience Act (#CRA)sets standards for how software should be designed, developed and distributed with security in mind. Any regulation of how software is developed also affects #FOSS How do individual developers and communities adapt to the new regulatory environment?

https://www.creative-destruction.org/talk/2024-03-foss-backstage/

EU cybersecurity regulation and Open Source governance | Creative Destruction & Me

The EU Cyber Resilience Act sets standards for how software should be designed, developed and distributed with security in mind. Any regulation of how software is developed also affects FOSS. How do individual developers and communities adapt to the new regulatory environment?

Creative Destruction & Me

The Linux Foundation Europe project portfolio continues to grow in a meaningful, impact-focused approach with the launch of Servo, an independent web engine written in #Rust. The web needs competition and the world needs safer programming languages. Check out how you can contribute to Servo! #opensource

https://linuxfoundation.eu/newsroom/servo-web-rendering-engine-joins-linux-foundation-europe

Servo web rendering engine joins Linux Foundation Europe

Servo, the independent, modular, and embeddable web rendering engine written in Rust to nurture a stronger European open source ecosystem .

Excuse me? No! 😜
Happy to be here! Glad that FLOSS alternatives to the evil birdie exist.