Bozhidar Batsov (a.k.a. Bug) @bbatsov@hachyderm.io
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I used to think of myself as an "innovator" 20 years ago. Today I'm probably better described as "ancient maintainer" as I'm mostly working on projects I've started 10-15 years ago. I used to believe a good maintainer churns out new and exciting features all the time, but I now I think that a good maintainer:

- keeps the lights on
- doesn't frustrate the users of their projects (less breaking changes and controversial/divisive features)
- tries to build a welcoming and enduring community around their projects
- values simplicity and the power of "saying no"/"less is more"

This article definitely resonated strongly with me joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of

The Rime of the Ancient Maintainer

Every culture produces heroes that reflect its deepest anxieties. The Greeks, terrified of both mortality and immortality, gave us Achilles. The Victorians, haunted by social mobility, gave us the self-made industrialist. And Silicon Valley, drunk on exponential curves and both terrified and entranced by endless funding rounds, has given us

www.joanwestenberg.com · Westenberg.

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