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Approachable
Open Source
By Brian Muenzenmeyer. A brief book with a big vision. Approachable Open Source is a perennial, full-spectrum primer on the open source software landscape. Discover the broad connections between you, your team, your company, and your community. Learn how to approach and enable impactful, equitable, and attainable outcomes.
"I've written this book as a new entry in the compendium of open source thought. I don't fancy myself a thought-leader and for that we are all fortunate. But it is informed by years of success and failure working with open source software. The advice is honest; the vision bold; the mandate modest."
Perfect for
Students
Understand the history, context, and potential of open source software. Find your place, I promise we need you.
Maintainers
Level up your repo with purpose. Nuture and balance community needs. Avoid burn-out.
Enterprise
Start, and scale. Secure open source dependencies and understand legal risks. Unlock your teams' future. Sustain the upstream.
This book is for the curious, the busy, or the eager technologist that wants to level up their relationship with open source software. That might be you! You use open source software today at work or at school, and I promise your talent and perspective, intentionally channeled, is the latent energy many communities need.
What Others Are Saying
Approachable Open Source by Brian Muenzenmeyer is a culmination of years of wisdom earned in the open source trenches. This book is a beautiful exploration of humanity in open source, serving as the perfect companion for finding your community in the often intimidating world of open source software. Essential reading for front-end developers looking to level up as contributors and maintainers. Brian has written the open source manual that maintainers have been waiting for.
Abby Cabunoc Mayes, Open Source Leader at GitHub, Formerly Open Leadership and Open Source at Mozilla
I know how intimidating open source can seem from the outside...believe me—it can feel like a world governed by a seemingly endless number of unspoken rules and opaque standards. Approachable Open Source is the clear, empathetic guide that I wish I'd had all those years ago. By the time I'd reached the end, all my fears of the unknown would have been replaced by a readiness to get involved and start contributing. I bet you'll feel the same way, and I can't wait to see what we can build together.
Mat "Wilto" Marquis, Author, JavaScript for Web Designers
Terrific value, and a great read!
Paula Paul, Distinguished Engineer, CTO, OpenJS Board Member
If you written code before, you should buy this book. If you’ve ever spent any time on GitHub, you should buy this book. If you care about the web, you should buy this book. If you could use some inspiration, perspective, and practical advice, you should buy this book.
Brad Frost, Author, Atomic Design
