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Coding accessibility: Software by the blind, for the blind
The NVDA screen reader has helped empower a new generation of blind and low-vision developers
Highlighting the global impact of the open source community
The far-reaching impact of open source and its interconnected community touches every corner of the globe. These feature stories highlight the people and projects that power this important work and drive humanity forward.
Featured ArticleCoding accessibility: How Della found her voice with open source AAC
When proprietary apps failed, Della’s brother built an app that incorporated her needs and feedback into the design.
Featured ArticleCoding accessibility: Building autonomy with AI
After bringing Braille to the digital world and creating the first screen reader for the web, Dr. Asakawa is now working on an AI-enabled suitcase to help blind people navigate the world independently.
Featured ArticleIs Laravel the happiest developer community on the planet?
How the PHP framework maintains a perpetual honeymoon period.
Featured ArticleTypeScript and the dawn of gradual types
Why choose between static or dynamic when you can get the best of both?
Featured ArticleNon-code contributions are the secret to open source success
From documentation to release management, non-code contributions power open source. Here’s how to get started.
Featured ArticleCoding accessibility: Disability as catalyst for creativity
Faced with accessibility barriers, developer Paul Chiou turns obstacles into innovative solutions.
Featured ArticleHow ‘open’ should your open source be?
Boundaries aren't always intuitive for maintainers, but limiting contributions can be their healthiest option.
Featured ArticleOpen source is fueling the future of nuclear physics
This once secretive scientific field is embracing openness in a big way.
Featured ArticleFrom gaming with your eyes to coding with AI: New frontiers for accessibility
With open source, developers with disabilities can contribute, collaborate, and participate like never before.
Featured ArticleThe modern web’s underrated powerhouse
It’s one of the most important yet under-appreciated building blocks of the internet.
Featured ArticleWhat’s in a name? Moving GitOps beyond buzzword
An open source effort to define GitOps might save it from becoming just another buzzword.
Featured ArticleWhat we can learn from vintage computing
Thanks to open source, nothing is ever obsolete.
Featured ArticleMarie Kondo your software stack with open source
Mindfully consider each choice—and remember that simple is not necessarily easy
Featured ArticleOpen source is democratizing video game development
The evolution and future of open source games and game development.
Featured ArticleBuilding the future of the command line
Open source developers are making the command line more friendly—and more powerful.
Featured ArticleDon’t call it a comeback: Why Java is still champ
Far from dead, the perpetually-popular language is up to speed and ready for the future.
Featured ArticleFunctional programming is finally going mainstream
Object-oriented and imperative programming aren’t going away, but functional programming is finding its way into more codebases.
Featured ArticleDecisions, decisions: Principles for making important choices in open source
Decisions are the essence of open source maintainership.
Featured ArticleChaos engineering helps DevOps cope with complexity
How open source is spreading chaos thinking.
Featured ArticleWhat hacking AOL taught a generation of programmers
The open source ethos behind rogue AOL add-ons.
Featured ArticleMove over JavaScript: Back-end languages are coming to the front-end
A new crop of server-side tools is making it possible to build web UIs without JavaScript.
Featured ArticleAstronomy community shapes their own destiny with Astropy
Astronomy is a software based field, and the community is building their own open source tools.
Featured ArticleThe secrets to onboarding new open source contributors
Mentorship and documentation are the keys to making open source a better place for everyone.
Featured ArticleOpen Source is enabling the "Tech for Good" movement
There’s a growing global movement applying cutting edge open source projects to humanity’s thorniest problems.
Featured ArticleHow Rust developers are making the web safer
The Rust programming language makes it easier to build safer software. What will it take to Rust All the Things?
Featured ArticleWhat we can learn from “_why”, the long lost open source developer
What happens when your impact outlives your code.
Featured ArticleHow open source software powers modern filmmaking
From editing to animation, open source is part of how movies get made.
From conflict zones to COVID-19 shortages, Glia is bringing medical equipment to those who need it most.
Featured ArticleHow open source maintainers keep contributors—and themselves—happy
It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about contributor relations.
Featured ArticleYou use more open source software than you think
It’s time to stop taking open source infrastructure for granted.
Featured ArticleReact’s greatest power may lie in its open source ecosystem
React changed the way people build apps.
Featured ArticleHow Global Forest Watch uses open source to fight deforestation
Global Forest Watch uses open source to turn satellite imagery into actionable insight to save forests.
Featured ArticleOpen Source on Mars: Community powers NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter
Developers around the world contribute to historic flight.
Featured ArticleHow Python is building a welcoming community for women
The Python community is setting an example other open source communities can follow.
Featured ArticleCreating opportunity for women in development
Now is the time to remake the workplace.
Featured ArticleHow the open source community came together to fight COVID-19
As the pandemic raged, open source developers sprang into action to leverage data for the greater good.
Featured ArticleHow InfoSec pros keep open source safe—and how you can help
Security pros talk about what keeps them up at night—and what they’re doing about it.
Featured ArticleHow open source maintainers can maintain balance in turbulent times
Open source maintainers are working harder than ever. Here’s how to maintain your passion during trying times.
Featured ArticleBlack voices bring much needed context to our data-driven society
Black communities are working together to democratize data and make the field more inclusive.
Featured ArticleVeterans mobilize to help each other break into tech
Veterans face significant barriers to getting into tech. So they’re tapping their greatest resource: each other.
