- Apr 8, 2026 — [Opening Proprietary Code to Contributors Checklist](/2026/04/08/opening-proprietary-code-to-contributors-checklist.html)

Before AI coding assistants, a typical engineering team built expertise with the years: new team members joined, contributed small bug fixes, then were given more ambitious task...

- Oct 20, 2012 — [JNA 3.5.0 Released](/2012/10/20/jna-350-released.html)

- Aug 18, 2011 — [Contribute to any of these open-source projects and I will help you in any way I can](/2011/08/18/contribute-to-any-of-these-open-source-projects-and-i-will-help-you-in-any-way-i-can.html)

We all have wish lists. Here’s the deal. Contribute to any of these open-source projects and I will help you in any way I can.

- Jul 15, 2011 — [Open-Source Is Simply Part of my Team's Job Description](/2011/07/15/open-source-is-simply-part-of-my-teams-job-description.html)

In the last 24 hours my Github Is Your New Resume post gathered 343 comments between my blog, HN and Reddit. There are also 233 RTs. First, I want to thank those with good comme...

- Mar 24, 2011 — [Beer Mug: Contribute Something Small to an Open-Source Project](/2011/03/24/beer-mug-contribute-something-small-to-an-open-source-project.html)

This morning, Dan Croak, chief marketing officer at Thoughtbot, has finally come forward as an amazing open-source contributor. All his previous contributions to the core Rails ...

- Mar 9, 2011 — [How to become an amazing contributor to an open-source project](/2011/03/09/how-to-become-an-amazing-contributor-to-an-open-source-project.html)

This morning OpenSource.com published my new article: How to become and amazing contributor to an open-source project.