Intermediate
Best Practices for Maintainers
Making your life easier as an open source maintainer, from documenting processes to leveraging your community.
Updated 2mo ago
Topic
Project Planning, Maintenance & Sustainability
Planning, maintaining, and sustaining a project over time: workload, roadmaps, and keeping contributors engaged.
Related standard: CHAOSS: Contributor Sustainability
Intermediate
Getting Paid for Open Source Work
Sustain your work in open source by getting financial support for your time or your project.
Prerequisites
Starting an Open Source ProjectBeginner3h 39m
Good Enough Practices in Scientific Computing
A set of practical computing habits every researcher can adopt — covering data management, code organization, collaboration, version control, and project structure.
Advanced
Leadership and Governance
Effective leadership and governance ensure long-term success for your open source project.
Updated 2mo ago
Intermediate1h
Issue Tracking with GitHub
This lesson covers the basics of issue tracking for software projects, including how to create, manage, and close issues on GitHub.
Prerequisites
Best Practices for MaintainersUpdated 2mo ago
Intermediate
Maintaining Balance for Open Source Maintainers
Tips for self-care and avoiding burnout as a maintainer.
Prerequisites
Best Practices for MaintainersAdvanced
Metrics Model: OSS Project Viability: Strategy
A focused metrics guide exploring how to assess risk and project direction by observing structural indicators of organizational influence.
Beginner
Metrics Model: Starter Project Health
An introduction to drawing community performance conclusions from four fundamental open-source health metrics.
Beginner
Starting an Open Source Project
Launching a successful open source project involves more than just code. Start your journey here.
Updated 2mo ago