Beyond Coding: The Hallmarks of a Great Open Source Engineer
summary
Claims include 46% of open source projects fail in the first year and 13 months average tenure for engineers at big firms, backed by concrete numbers: >31% of web projects cancel pre-launch and companies lose $50–150B yearly on failed web projects. Tools and stacks named are Drupal (upgrade to Drupal 9), WordPress, LAMP/Symfony, Acquia certs and GitHub Desktop. Practical advice covers resume specifics, interview haggling, mentorship, measurable training, lessons‑learned meetings, freelancing contracts and an ebook from North Studio documenting a Drupal 9 migration.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:30What is great
- 4:43Flavors of great
- 5:43The concept of great
- 8:34What is taught in school
- 12:00Interviewing skills
- 21:27Burnout
- 25:02sage wisdom
- 30:44more tips
- 35:35conclusion
- 38:08QA Session
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