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BekahHW

Hey! I'm Bekah. I'm a career-changer. Bootcamp grad. Dev. Writer. Keynote Speaker. Mom to 4 kids. Creator, Maintainer, Podcast co-host: VirtualCoffee.io | Developer Experience Lead, @OpenSauced

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The Need for Recognition in Open Source
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The Need for Recognition in Open Source

#opensource #hacktoberfest #webdev #career
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How to Contribute to Open Source without Knowing How to Code: A guide with project suggestions
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How to Contribute to Open Source without Knowing How to Code: A guide with project suggestions

#opensource #webdev #github #codenewbie
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How to Create a Good Pull Request Template (and Why You Should Add Gifs)
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How to Create a Good Pull Request Template (and Why You Should Add Gifs)

#opensource #webdev #github
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Lessons I've Learned from 100 Virtual Coffees
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Lessons I've Learned from 100 Virtual Coffees

#codenewbie #community
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I Came into Tech via Trauma
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I Came into Tech via Trauma

#codenewbie #community #growth
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What I learned from 29 Days of OSS Alternatives
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What I learned from 29 Days of OSS Alternatives

#opensource
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Public Speaking Monthly Challenge: Check-in!
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Public Speaking Monthly Challenge: Check-in!

#discuss #publicspeaking
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 66)
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 66)

#discuss #opensource
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Meet the New AI Engineers: Devin, Devika, and OpenDevin
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Meet the New AI Engineers: Devin, Devika, and OpenDevin

#opensource #ai #swe
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Step Into the Spotlight: Join Our Public Speaking Monthly Challenge!
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Step Into the Spotlight: Join Our Public Speaking Monthly Challenge!

#publicspeaking
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What's the Difference Between New and Beginner Open Source Contributors?
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What's the Difference Between New and Beginner Open Source Contributors?

#discuss #opensource #beginners
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What are your favorite Public Speaking tips?
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What are your favorite Public Speaking tips?

#discuss
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How to Build Your Open Source Dream Team: A Guide
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How to Build Your Open Source Dream Team: A Guide

#opensource #beginners #github #codenewbie
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Scaling Open Source Projects: Navigating Challenges
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Scaling Open Source Projects: Navigating Challenges

#opensource #productivity
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What technology did you feel “just clicked” when you learned it?
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What technology did you feel “just clicked” when you learned it?

#discuss #career
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 66)
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 66)

#discuss #opensource
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OpenSauced: Nurturing Open Source Collaboration and Growth
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OpenSauced: Nurturing Open Source Collaboration and Growth

#opensource #community #development
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ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or HuggingChat’s Open Source Option
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ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or HuggingChat’s Open Source Option

#opensource #ai
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Would you use an open source personal finance app?
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Would you use an open source personal finance app?

#discuss #opensource
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Exploring Supabase, the Open Source Backend for Developers
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Exploring Supabase, the Open Source Backend for Developers

#opensource #backend #baas
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Open Source AI Glasses: Would you wear them?
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Open Source AI Glasses: Would you wear them?

#discuss #opensource #ar
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What would your dream home automation look like?
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What would your dream home automation look like?

#discuss #opensource #automation #productivity
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Sending Emails with React
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Sending Emails with React

#discuss #opensource #productivity #react
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From Messy to Memorable: Shorten Your Links, Boost Your Brand
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From Messy to Memorable: Shorten Your Links, Boost Your Brand

#opensource #productivity #writing
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What's a Headless CMS?
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What's a Headless CMS?

#opensource #headless
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What's the Right Newsletter Platform for You? Open Source Spotlight on Ghost
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What's the Right Newsletter Platform for You? Open Source Spotlight on Ghost

#opensource #productivity #writing
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Dev, Medium, and Hashnode: Choosing Your Digital Stage
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Dev, Medium, and Hashnode: Choosing Your Digital Stage

#opensource #writing
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The Open Source Slack Alternative
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The Open Source Slack Alternative

#opensource #productivity
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What Design Tool Should I Use?
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What Design Tool Should I Use?

#opensource #productivity #collaboration
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Another Video Conferencing Tool? Exploring Jitsi Meet
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Another Video Conferencing Tool? Exploring Jitsi Meet

#opensource #productivity
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What do you use for a second brain?
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What do you use for a second brain?

#opensource #productivity
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Modernizing File Management with Spacedrive – Is it worth it?
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Modernizing File Management with Spacedrive – Is it worth it?

#opensource #productivity
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Transforming Productivity with Open Source Gamification: Habitica
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Transforming Productivity with Open Source Gamification: Habitica

#opensource #gaming #productivity
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Three open source alternatives to Calendly
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Three open source alternatives to Calendly

#opensource #saas #productivity
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Transforming Lives Through Code: freeCodeCamp
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Transforming Lives Through Code: freeCodeCamp

#opensource #beginners #codenewbie
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ResearchHub: The GitHub of Scientific Research
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ResearchHub: The GitHub of Scientific Research

#opensource #cryptocurrency #data
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Why would you use Backend as a Service (BaaS)?
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Why would you use Backend as a Service (BaaS)?

#opensource #backend #baas #saas
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What are your favorite open source games?
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What are your favorite open source games?

#discuss #opensource
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Getting User Feedback for Success: Tips and Tools
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Getting User Feedback for Success: Tips and Tools

#opensource #saas #feedback #devex
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Documenso v. Docusign: THE SHOWDOWN
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Documenso v. Docusign: THE SHOWDOWN

#opensource #saas
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Development Tools and Platforms: Create your Dev.to + Pipedream Automation in under 20 minutes
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Development Tools and Platforms: Create your Dev.to + Pipedream Automation in under 20 minutes

#automation #opensource
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Development Tools and Platforms: A Closer Look at API Testing with Hoppscotch
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Development Tools and Platforms: A Closer Look at API Testing with Hoppscotch

#opensource #beginners #api #testing
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Development Tools and Platforms: Open Source, SaaS, and BoxyHQ
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Development Tools and Platforms: Open Source, SaaS, and BoxyHQ

#opensource #api #saas
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 65)
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 65)

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss
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Game Development and Multimedia: Audacity, the Sound of Creativity
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Game Development and Multimedia: Audacity, the Sound of Creativity

#opensource #audio #podcast
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Game Development and Multimedia: theatre.js, Unleashing Creativity in Animation and Motion Design
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Game Development and Multimedia: theatre.js, Unleashing Creativity in Animation and Motion Design

#opensource #animation #design #javascript
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Game Development and Multimedia: Godot Engine, A Game-Changer in Game Development
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Game Development and Multimedia: Godot Engine, A Game-Changer in Game Development

#opensource #godot #gamedev #gaming
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Stop Burning Out Maintainers: An Empathetic Guide for Contributors
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Stop Burning Out Maintainers: An Empathetic Guide for Contributors

#opensource
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What are your favorite open source SaaS products?
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What are your favorite open source SaaS products?

#discuss #opensource #saas
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What project new features or changes are you most excited about recently?
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What project new features or changes are you most excited about recently?

#discuss
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What is your favorite open source alternative to proprietary software?
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What is your favorite open source alternative to proprietary software?

#discuss #opensource
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Take the First Step: the Open Source Game
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Take the First Step: the Open Source Game

#opensource #beginners #codenewbie
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 64)
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 64)

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss
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Kick off Your New Year Goals with #100DaysOfOSS
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Kick off Your New Year Goals with #100DaysOfOSS

#opensource #beginners #community #codenewbie
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AI + OSS
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AI + OSS

#discuss #opensource #ai
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 63)
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Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 63)

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss
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So What Does a Maintainer Do Anyway?
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So What Does a Maintainer Do Anyway?

#opensource #beginners #github #codenewbie
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A Year in Review: Celebrating the Virtual Coffee Community
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A Year in Review: Celebrating the Virtual Coffee Community

#community
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Join Virtual Coffee in the Creative Community Monthly Challenge!
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Join Virtual Coffee in the Creative Community Monthly Challenge!

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Job Seekers Worksheet: Build Your Resume with Open Source
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Job Seekers Worksheet: Build Your Resume with Open Source

#opensource #career #jobhunt #codenewbie
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What to do when your PR fails
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What to do when your PR fails

#opensource #codenewbie #webdev
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Strategies for Successful Contributor Onboarding
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Strategies for Successful Contributor Onboarding

#opensource #onboarding
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The Evolving Landscape of DevRel: Trends and Predictions for 2023
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The Evolving Landscape of DevRel: Trends and Predictions for 2023

#devrel #career
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So You're Interested in Being an Open Source Maintainer
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So You're Interested in Being an Open Source Maintainer

#opensource #beginners #codenewbie
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Our Hacktoberfest Success Story
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Our Hacktoberfest Success Story

#opensource #hacktoberfest
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