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Gandhi and open source?
What does the AI job market actually look like right now? This week we dig into three questions worth asking, kicking off a four-part look at where tech and AI jobs really stand. We're also drawing three unexpected parallels between Gandhi's philosophy and the principles open source was built on, exploring why SSH key management at scale is a nightmare worth escaping, and learning how to design your architecture first so AI-generated Python actually survives production.
On the podcast, Intuit's Lisa-Marie argues that everyone hires a developer advocate first, and that's backwards. Her case for who you should hire instead might change how you build your next team. This is edition #77 of the We ❤️ Open Source newsletter. Made and curated by Jason & Todd.🙂
This week we'll look at...
Fine-Tune Your First Open Source Model
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Articles
 | The All Things Open August Raleigh meetup covered the state of AI and tech jobs — and the highlights were genuinely interesting. But it was the questions they raised that stuck. This is Part 1 of a four-part series exploring what the AI job market actually looks like right now. WHY WE ❤️ IT: Don't stop at Part 1. Download the full four-part guide and get the complete picture. |
 | Stop distributing SSH keys to every server. Learn Linux TV shows how Teleport centralizes access with short-lived certificates, multifactor authentication, and automatic expiration. Deploy a self-hosted cluster, enroll Ubuntu servers, and manage infrastructure securely from a unified control plane. WHY WE ❤️ IT: Short-lived certificates auto-expire, eliminating the key rotation and revocation nightmare that plagues SSH at scale. |
 | What does a 20th century freedom fighter have in common with the open source movement? More than you'd expect. This post draws three compelling parallels between Gandhi's philosophy and the principles that open source was built on. Community, experimentation, and power to the people. WHY WE ❤️ IT: The parallels between Gandhi and open source aren't coincidental. Aseem explains exactly why. |
What's in your technology toolbox?
AI-generated code looks fine until production breaks it. This tutorial shows how to flip the script: Design your architecture first, then use AI to execute it. The FastAPI and Pydantic case study makes the difference impossible to ignore.
WHY WE ❤️ IT: The copy-paste trap is real and this post shows exactly how to avoid it.
From the We ❤️ Open Source Podcast
 | Everyone wants to hire a developer advocate first. Intuit's Lisa-Marie thinks that's backwards, and she's got the receipts, including how her team quietly became a major CNCF contributor. Her case for why documentation is DevRel might change how you build your next team. WHY WE ❤️ IT: She goes straight for the doc writers first, and makes a convincing case you should too. |
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Wrap Up
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We hope you learn something new this weekend!
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