Ayu Adiati
If you’ve followed me for a while, you know that I'm a firm believer that everyone has a place in open source, even if you're not technical or lack knowledge in programming. Recently, I made no-code contributions to the Mautic project, and in this blog post, I want to share this experience with...
Ayu Adiati
As an open source maintainer, one of my daily tasks is reminding contributors to complete their pull request (PR) templates or asking them to provide missing information on their issues. Although the saved replies feature on GitHub helps me a lot, it still takes me time to personalize replies...
Ayu Adiati
Have you ever been excited to use open source software or contribute to the codebase only to hit a brick wall of confusion because the instructions are unclear? It's frustrating, right? But what if there was a way to tear down those walls and build bridges of understanding instead? That's where...
Ayu Adiati
One of the most satisfying moments as an open source project contributor is having your pull request (PR) merged into the main branch. This contribution showcases your skills, passion, and dedication to the project. However, the road to a successful PR can sometimes be bumpy and full of pitfalls....
Ayu Adiati
Do you know that May is Maintainer Month? I never thought I would become a maintainer, but here I am, six months into my volunteer role as an open source projects maintainer. If this is the first time you read my article, I'm Ayu. I'm Indonesian and based in the Netherlands. I'm a technical...
Ayu Adiati
Hi friends 👋, I've been an open source contributor for a few years now. And I love and enjoy the open source collaboration culture. As a contributor, I used to wonder what a maintainer does. How can they keep up with issues and pull requests, especially during Hacktoberfest? What took them so long...
Ayu Adiati
Hi friends 👋, I've once asked myself, "What is a personal brand?" "Do I need to build a personal brand? I'm a developer and not an influencer." "I'm an introvert. How can I put myself out there without being too uncomfortable?" It took me a while to finally decide to put myself out there. But I'm...
Ayu Adiati
Hi friends 👋, I'm participating in the #100DaysOfOSS challenge by OpenSauced. Inspired by the #100DaysOfCode challenge, #100DaysOfOSS is a challenge for everyone interested in open source to learn about open source, contribute, or maintain open source projects over 100 days, starting on July 23rd....