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Latest — Mar 26, 2025

Last commit for OpenSauced

Hi friends, bdougie here. I sent a tweet out last week letting folks know a decision was made to end of life the OpenSauced platform. It was a sad to day when we archived the project, but I assure you this is only the beginning. All our repositories will remain

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The Fall of Rome and the Future of Open Source: Are We Making the Same Mistakes?

The fall of Rome wasn't a sudden collapse. It was a gradual decline spanning centuries. In its heyday, the Roman Empire was an unstoppable force, with unparalleled infrastructure, a thriving economy, and a powerful military. Despite all of that, the empire crumbled under the weight of instability, economic

The Secret Ingredient in Your Tech Stack: People

Behind every line of code is something that goes beyond bits and bytes: human curiosity and ingenuity. And at OpenSauced, we've been busy working on more ways to put the people at the center of the story. The Human Dependency Graph: A New Perspective on Software Security Imagine

The Secret Sauce of Tech Content Creation with Cassidy Williams

In this episode, Cassidy Williams, a prolific tech content creator and former startup founder, discusses her journey in the tech industry and her approach to content creation. She explains the evolution of her newsletter and TikTok presence, which have a significant following in the developer community. Cassidy also shares insights

Introducing the OSCRs: A New Way to Highlight Open Source Contributors

We're excited to introduce OSCR (Open Source Contributor Rating), a new metric designed to provide deeper insights into the impact, influence, and quality of open source contributions. As the open source ecosystem continues to grow, we believe we need to have more nuanced ways of understanding and recognizing

Reinventing Email for Developers: Zeno Rocha's Resend Revolution

In this episode, Zeno Rocha, Founder and CEO of Resend, discusses his journey from Flash developer to open source innovator. He explains the concept of React Email and Resend, describing them as the "Stripe of email" that aims to change how developers handle email infrastructure. Zeno also shares

Are You a YOLO Coder?

Ever heard of YOLO coding? No, it's not about living life on the edge (though it might feel like it). It's about pushing code directly to the main branch. Sounds risky? That's because it is. 🚨 The YOLO Coder's Dilemma You might think,

Why Does Angular Need a Meta Framework?

In this episode, Brandon Roberts, creator of AnalogJS and Engineering Lead at OpenSauced, talks about his work on Analog, a meta framework for Angular. He explains the concept of a meta framework as something that stitches pieces together on top of an existing framework like Angular. He also shares his

Boosting Your Open Source Project with Contributor Confidence

Imagine you’re the maintainer of a thriving open source project. You’ve put countless hours into building and growing this repository. You see stars and forks growing, but you can’t help but wonder: how many of these users will actually return to contribute? This question sparked the creation

The Secret Sauce - Why is Vite Everywhere?

In the latest episode of our podcast, Brian had a great conversation with Evan You, the creator of Vite. Evan shared the journey of how Vite started as a small prototype called Vue Dev Server and evolved into the powerful tool now used by developers worldwide. He talked about the

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