Written by Erika Heidi
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on Feb. 8, 2017
In 2014, right before the release of Vagrant Cookbook, I conducted a Vagrant usage research to get more insights on how people were using Vagrant at that time. Three years have passed since then, and I figured it would be interesting to repeat the research and compare the data, see what changed and…
Written by Erika Heidi
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on Apr. 13, 2016
One year ago I was starting a new position at DigitalOcean as technical writer. I'm now back to software engineering, but my experience as a technical writer was really rewarding. Here's some of what I learned in this period, and a few tips that helped me get better at technical writing. Those who…
Written by Erika Heidi
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on Apr. 8, 2016
Last weekend I had the pleasure to attend DjangoCon Europe, in Budapest. I never actually had contact with Python or Django, however, I was invited to be one of the keynote speakers this year. Last weekend I had the pleasure to attend DjangoCon Europe, in Budapest. I never actually had contact with…
Written by Erika Heidi
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on Sep. 29, 2015
I asked on Twitter what advice experienced contributors would give to newcomers in open source. This post features some of the best advice people shared specially for you, in a step-by-step process to help you overcome initial barriers and feel confident about your first contribution. Open source…
Written by Erika Heidi
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on Sep. 28, 2015
Open source software is everywhere, powering applications and gadgets of all sizes, all over the world. If you work with technology, and specially, if you are a programmer, you are certainly using a wide range of open source software on a daily basis. You probably used Github before to check out so…
Written by Erika Heidi
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on Sep. 25, 2015
How can a project maintainer help newcomers feel more comfortable and confident about making their first contribution? This post has a few protips for making your open source project a welcoming and safe environment for newbies. Every now and then we hear people confessing they would love to get mo…