At SCaLE 23x, I’ll debut “You’d better start believing in supply chains because you’re in one.” This talk started as a silly joke, but it covers a serious and timely topic.

Open source communities run on trust. But what does “trust” mean, how do you measure it, and what do you do with it?

The whole point of adding community members is to change the community in some beneficial way. Being welcoming takes active, ongoing effort.

If you can cut a word or phrase without losing clarity, do it.

There are valid reasons to hesitate about having “public” conversations, and it’s a hard skill to build, but the effort is worthwhile.

A label that you don’t use complicates the experience. A label that you’re not consistent in using will lead to unreliable analysis data.

Determining a contributor’s affiliation is not as easy as it seems. It’s not always clear if a contribution is part of someone’s job.

The GitHub Discussions versus Discourse comparison isn’t about which is better — both are good. But which is better for your specific project?

What open source trends am I looking at in 2026? Here’s a look at what I’m expecting for this year.

How well did I capture trends in open source for 2025? The vibe was right, even if some of the specifics were wrong.