Explore an evolving collection of resources and personal insights that have informed my work as an open-source software designer and author.

By Paul Hibbitts (hibbittsdesign.org), with thanks to Bob Baxley for the inspiration!

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<aside> ✅ Systems Thinking

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<aside> ✅ Big and Small Design

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<aside> ✅ Dialog-driven Continuous User Research

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<aside> ✅ First-use Experience

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<aside> ✅ Progressive (Workflow) Disclosure

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<aside> ✅ Project Sustainability for Individual Creators

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Online Books

Forge Your Future with Open Source: Build Your Skills. Build Your Network. Build the Future of Technology

Forge Your Future with Open Source

Available for SFU faculty and students at https://sfu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=01SFUL_ALMA51303208420003611&context=L&vid=SFUL&lang=en_US&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Forge Your Future with Open Source

How to Open Source: Learn the Secrets of Successful Contributors

How to Open Source

Free chapter download available at https://howtoopensource.dev/downloads/how_to_open_source-contribution-practice.pdf

Open Source: What It Is and How to Contribute

GitHub - pearcej/opensource: Open Source: What it is and How to Contribute

Free available online at https://pearcej.github.io/opensource/meta_frontmatter.html


Articles

Open Source Fundamentals

A Complete Guide to Getting Started in Open Source

A Short Guide to Open Source Licenses

How to maintain a successful open source project

SOS: Sustainable Open Source


Project Vision