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How my big mistake led me to success in open source

I learned from my mistake and followed a path of opportunities to contribute to open source.

Jaskirat Singh 30 Sep 2020 36 votes 4 comments

How breaking my back led me to open source

Open source gave a voice and a community to someone coping with the aftermath of a major injury, and eventually led to a new career.

Sara Kelly (Red Hat) 12 Sep 2020 27 votes

My dramatic journey to becoming an open source engineer

This is the story of how I grew from hating to loving open source technology.

Anisha Swain 02 Sep 2020 31 votes

You don't need a computer science degree to work with open source software

Open source makes software knowledge accessible to anyone, so formal training isn't the only path to a technology career.

Jim Hall (Correspondent) 06 Aug 2020 37 votes 2 comments

Person programming on a laptop on a building

My journey to becoming an open source maintainer

Hacktoberfest got me thinking. My first contribution to open source was challenging, but everything I've learned since then has made me a better developer.

Juliano Alves 25 Nov 2019 76 votes 2 comments