Candid Contributions

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Ever wondered what it is about open source software that makes people want to give so freely of their time?

Well, this podcast for open-source contributors, future, past and present, by open-source contributors, is your one-stop shop to answering that question. We meet to discuss all things open-source; everything from the work itself to the communities we find ourselves in. Expect insight, ideas and idle chatter from four experienced developers: Lotte Pitcher, Carole Logan, Laura Weatherhead and Emma Burstow.

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The First Rule of the Microsoft MVP Summit

Mar 19 2024 48 mins

... is NOT "don't talk about the Microsoft MVP Summit". Quite the opposite, in fact, as you're actively encouraged to post on social media that you're there (#MVPSummit). You just can't share any of the information from the sessions as all the content is under NDA. Emma and Lotte (aka 50% of Candid Contributions) were at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond for the summit last week. Th

Celebrating OSS contributions: 100 issues of Skrift

Nov 07 2023 63 mins

There are many ways to contribute to an open-source software community, such as attending a meetup, giving a talk at a conference or writing a blog post. In this episode we talk to Erica, Janae and Kyle: the team behind Skrift, the online monthly magazine for the Umbraco community. Eight years ago they decided to start this initiative and 100 issues later they're still going strong

Live from Codegarden! with Special Guests!

Jun 21 2023 36 mins

Last week we recorded live at the Umbraco Codegarden conference in Denmark! Join us as we discuss what we love about the conference and meet our wonderful guests:Jan Skovgaard - an Umbraco community member with 14 years(!) of contributions: forum posts, packages, core pull requests, accessibility team member and 24 days in Umbraco organiser.Jonah Andersson - a full-stack Senior Sof

In-person events: the ultimate OSS contribution?

May 19 2023 50 mins

Conferences, meetups, coding retreats … we discuss all sorts of in-person events and why they’re so important for a healthy community. Organising them is a lot of work, but perhaps this type of open source contribution is the most valuable... We're delighted to have been joined by Cat Todd from Gibe Digital, and we talk about her recent experience of putting on the excellent Um

Open Source for Education with Felienne Hermans

Mar 28 2023 42 mins

In this episode Laura has a chat with Felienne Hermans, the creator and maintainer of Hedy, a text based programming language with a community of educators and contrbutors. https://hedycode.com/https://www.manning.com/books/the-programmers-brainIf you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email [email protected] or join the Umbraco D

Spark your enthusiasm! Speaking and attending an in-person Umbraco innovation conference

Mar 17 2023 32 mins

In this episode we chat about the recent Umbraco Spark Innovation Conference that we all attended in person in Bristol. Plot-spoil: it was awesome! Carole, Laura and Lotte were on the speakers list so we discuss the talks they gave, everyone's highlights from the day, and just how good it is to be with other Umbracians again. Roll on Codegarden!Visit the Umbraco Spark website (incl

S4 Ep1: Authentic Boundaries

Jan 31 2023 57 mins

We take a look back at the best of 2022 (spoiler alert, July was THE month for us) and look forward to 2023. We discuss how we plan to spend our energy and how to do so without draining our reserves. Which conferences will we get to this year and what exactly is an 'authentic boundary?' We are also joined by Allen Smith, the newest addition to the Developer Relations team at Umbrac

S3 Ep4: Culture - more than just a hoodie

Jul 27 2022 55 mins

Having a good workplace culture leads to happy, productive developers. But what makes it 'good'? It’s not the same for everyone. We talk about workplace culture and the different environments we’ve witnessed from Silicon Valley to Denmark via the UK... We also chat vegetables (of course), paddle boarding and the tennis/squash hybrid called padel! We’d love to hear from you if

S3 Ep3: The Codegarden Effect

Jul 06 2022 67 mins

We are back and chatting about our (hybrid) attendance at Umbraco Codegarden conference. Join us as we interview some remote conference attendees on how the event was for them.Let us know what you think #theCodegardenEffect is!If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email [email protected] or join the Umbraco Discord!

S3 Ep2: Breaking barriers with Maria Naggaga

Dec 17 2021 57 mins

We’re very excited to be joined by Maria Naggaga from Microsoft for this episode. Maria has been breaking down barriers both personally, being a woman of colour in tech, and professionally with projects focused on making it easier for people to learn and use .NET. We discuss her achievements at Microsoft, what it’s like working in open source on such a large scale, and what eff