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News channels in chat
- 31 July 2026
I hope we had a low threshold for sharing anything in chat, as long as the sharer puts a bit of effort into a summary. In the CodeRefinery chat, we’ve thought about how to build more interaction in our chat (even though, compared to some orgs, we think we have quite a bit. Perhaps that’s the power of Zulip). My proposal is “news channels”. The goal is like a blog or news aggregator, with the similar goal of educating ourselves and getting to know each other better.
“Code rules” vs “wiki rules” for project contributions
- 20 July 2026
I have sometimes said the phrases “wiki rules”. or “cade rules” about contributing to a project. What does this mean? Roughly, “code rules” is being careful and making sure everything is correct before finalizing a contribution. Wiki rules is just doing something and letting it get improved later. Both ways have their place, and I think sometimes we can get so obsessed with being “right” that we forget to get stuff done. I’ll discuss below.
Zulipchat guide: managing too much information
- 29 June 2026
Zulip is a chat platform (open-source and self-hostable). I think it is very good, but often confusing to newcomers. This post explains how I see it and how I think others can manage all the information. This isn’t meant to be a Zulip basics guide.
My digital sovereignty actions
- 17 June 2026
Digital sovereignty refers to owning or having control over your data and digital services. This post talks about what I do.
