Free download, AI agents, and skipping the job hunt?

Welcome to edition #18 of the We ❤️ Open Source newsletter!

Our goal is simple with every publication - to increase your open source IQ and introduce you to the people making open source possible by way of original content created and curated by real humans🙂 

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Articles

Runink is a streamlined, Go-native platform for managing secure and efficient data pipelines without Kubernetes.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: Runink enables you to combine zero-copy streaming, functional pipelines, and auditable governance into one secure, open source data platform. What's not to like about that?

Bernardo Martinez didn't start his job hunting looking for a Drupal developer role, he was just looking for his tribe at a nearby open source community.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: For a while, Bernardo stood in the same line as most recent grads, but once he switched lines, it was shorter and far more rewarding. This article demonstrates that sometimes the best opportunities show up off the beaten path, in the journeys others overlook.

Sheng Liang, co-founder of Acorn Labs, explains how AI can go beyond chatbots to drive real productivity. *This article links to a recording that has been viewed 4,000+ times!

WHY WE ❤️ IT: AI adoption is growing rapidly, but its impact on daily workflows remains limited. Sheng explains how AI can go beyond chatbots to drive real productivity. This talk is extremely applicable and timely.

What's in your technology toolbox?

Jim Hall shows us how to combine awk, grep, and tr to extract and deduplicate links from a file, perfect for automating tedious web tasks with the Linux command line.

From the We ❤️ Open Source Podcast

Avindra Fernando sat down with the All Things Open team to share his journey from hands-on coding to software architecture, along with the mindset shifts, community insights, and career tips that keep him learning and leading in a fast-changing tech landscape.

Wrap Up

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We hope you learn something new!

- Jason & Todd

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