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After analyzing 1,000 pull requests across 50 popular open source repos, I found the real reasons maintainers hit 'close' instead of 'merge.' It's not bad code. Here's the fix.
After analyzing 500 popular open source repos, I found the brutal truth behind PR rejection rates. It's not about bad code. Here's the data and exactly how to get your
Most open source projects fail quietly. This post breaks down the three practices that separate thriving repos from the 80% that die within two years—based on real data from 500
Managing an open source project with Trello, Discord, and Notion is a recipe for burnout. Here's how GitHub's native stack—Issues, Discussions, and Projects—can replace them all, and why it's the
After 3 years maintaining a 5k-star repo, I discovered burnout isn't the main killer. It's the silent tax of unautomated maintenance. Here's how to fight it.
Maintaining a popular open source repo is a grind. I automated 80% of the busywork—issue triage, stale PRs, dependency updates, and releases—using a custom GitHub Actions pipeline. Here's the exact
After maintaining 15+ open source repos for three years, I'm sharing the exact GitHub security setup that stopped two supply chain attacks and cut our vulnerability window from weeks to