Guest on Bas.fm - a wide-ranging conversation about OpenSource maintenance, Developer Relations, Python, and what actually makes a GitHub repository succeed long-term. With a CKEditor cameo, naturally.
Released: Tue Mar 17 2026
What we talked about
Bas.fm covers OpenSource, development, and the human side of building software in public. This episode was a direct follow-up to the OpenSource series I've been running - taking the principles behind healthy public repositories and putting them into conversation.
- Why most repos fail - the patterns that make a GitHub repository a ghost town vs. a living project: missing contribution guides, unclear scope, no first-issue labels, and the invisible signal of maintainer responsiveness.
- OpenSource maintenance as a discipline - what I learned from maintaining the Kontent.ai GitHub organization (dozens of SDKs and starters) and how those habits transferred to CKEditor work.
- Developer Relations in the OpenSource context - the overlap between DevRel and OS maintainership, and why the best DevRel work looks like good open-source citizenship.
- Python, personal projects, and CKEditor - a sprinkle of everything.