Beyond Hacktoberfest: The Pitfalls of Rushing to Open Source

It's the month of Hacktoberfest where thousands of people around the globe engage in open source projects. A lot of those folks will be first time open source contributors, and many others will be casual contributors to open source projects. It's a celebration of all things open source, so perhaps it's not a good time to talk about how open source is not always the answer? On the contrary, now is the perfect time.

A popular sentiment amongst open source …

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