We Love Open Source turns one: A year of sharing, learning, and growing together

Thank you to the contributors, listeners, and readers who made this milestone possible.

I’m in a little bit of shock.

I came back from Spring break and realized that We Love Open Source started publishing community content in April 2024. That means it’s been a full year of sharing some incredible blogs, tutorials, and interviews from folks in our open source community.

Anytime I travel—especially when I get a chance to unplug and unwind—I come back with fresh perspectives. And this time, I came back with deep appreciation. This platform wouldn’t exist without our amazing contributors. To every volunteer author, podcast guest, and behind-the-scenes helper: Thank you. You’ve made We Love Open Source a resource worth coming back to for our community.

If you’ve worked with me before, you know I love using anniversaries to reflect on what we’ve built—and to celebrate the community behind it. So first, let’s start with a little appreciation. Then we can geek out on some stats.

A year of open source voices, ideas, and impact

Over the past year, We Love Open Source has become a go-to hub for sharing developer stories, open source projects, technical tutorials, and community conversations. Here’s what we’ve accomplished together:

• 260 articles published since launch
• 50+ unique authors (and more joining every month!)
• 80+ podcast interviews with developers, maintainers, and open source champions

That’s a lot of knowledge—built by the community, for the community.

Why we started this

As Todd Lewis, founder of All Things Open, explains:

“I’ve been really impressed with the response from the community. It’s something they’ve been asking us to do for a number of years, and the stars finally aligned for us to make it happen.”

“We’ve got a lot of momentum right now, and if there’s one thing that I could ask of the ATO community, it’s to consider contributing to We Love Open Source. We’re looking for blog posts, tutorials, and other contributions that will help boost our community’s open source IQ.”

It’s clear there was a need—and you showed up in a big way.

How you can get involved

Whether you’ve been following since day one or just discovering us now, here are a few ways to connect with We Love Open Source:

• 📖 Read the latest: Visit allthingsopen.org/articles daily for new blog posts, interviews, and tutorials.
  
• 🧠 Share your expertise: Submit an article proposal and become one of our volunteer authors.
  
• 📺 Catch up on podcasts: Subscribe to our YouTube channel with 7,000+ open source fans.
  
• 📰 Stay in the loop: Sign up for our weekly We Love Open Source newsletter for highlights and updates.
  
• 🙌 Join the movement: Learn more about how to contribute and grow with a welcoming community of open source learners and leaders.
  

Looking ahead

This is just the beginning. We have new things in the works, more content lined up, and an ever-growing group of contributors ready to share what they’re building and learning.

If you’re passionate about open source and want to be part of something bigger, we’d love to hear from you. And if you’re just here to read, listen, and learn—thank you for making this community what it is.

Here’s to one year of We Love Open Source—and to whatever we build together next!