[ad_1] For those who are starting to code and want to make open source software, sometimes starting is hard. The idea of contributing with that fancy and wonderful library that you love can sound a little bit scary. Lucky for us, many of those libraries have room for whoever is willing to start. They also…

[ad_1] About the author Jason Baker – Jason is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments. Linux desktop enthusiast. Map/geospatial nerd. Raspberry Pi tinkerer. Data analysis and visualization geek. Occasional coder. Cloud nativist. Follow him on Twitter. Even in a healthy open source community,…

[ad_1] In the current fast-paced world, using continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows seems to be the only reasonable way to stay on top of software testing and stability. Numerous articles cover the basics of CI/CD, and in this article, I will focus on explaining how to implement three popular deployment strategies on the…

[ad_1] Technical employees are very much like the open source community; they’re great contributors but require an environment where they can do their best creative work for the benefit of all. That environment works best when it’s headed by a leader. The difference between a leader and a manager is more than the title on…

[ad_1] Imagine, if you will, a culture composed of passion projects and the people who build them; of people scratching their own itch to create the thing they need and want to see in the world. Each project is a complex and innovative technological undertaking requiring multidisciplinary collaborations. The culture has a strong belief in…

[ad_1] You probably think you can’t learn anything from what I’m about to say because you’re a good communicator, right? I mean, your Linkedin profile probably even mentions your excellent communication skills. But if that’s something you wrote before ubiquitous mobile devices and social media, then you might want to rethink what being a good…

[ad_1] Before you can profile slow queries, you need to find them. MySQL has a built-in slow query log. To use it, open the my.cnf file and set the slow_query_log variable to “On.” Set long_query_time to the number of seconds that a query should take to be considered slow, say 0.2. Set slow_query_log_file to the…

[ad_1] The file sync and share movement started over a decade ago, led by the likes of Dropbox, Google Drive, and others, and became popular very fast. The killer feature was having all your files available on all your devices. No more forgetting to bring that important document to a meeting, emailing files, or handling…

[ad_1] About the author Alex Sanchez – Alex is the social media, marketing, and syndication specialist for Opensource.com. He’s a multimedia storyteller interested in tech, journalism, design, and photography. Outside the office, he enjoys travel, film, and gaming. Enter before this Sunday, May 7, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Our May series focuses on the cool…

[ad_1] If you are joining the thousands of OpenStack enthusiasts as we converge on Boston for the OpenStack Summit (May 8-11), don’t be surprised if someone asks you, “Where is the Design Summit?” This year, nary a Design Summit sign will be found. That’s because the Design Summit is no more. True to the ever-evolving,…