Open Source Resources for Engineers

Mastering Fluent Bit: Installing Fluent Bit From Source (Part 1)

This intro to mastering Fluent Bit covers what Fluent Bit is, why source installs matter, and how to get it running locally in minutes.

April 17, 2025

by Eric D. Schabell

CORE

· 7,509 Views · 4 Likes

Introducing Neuron AI: Create Full-Featured AI Agents in PHP

A complete open-source toolkit for AI development in PHP. Create RAG systems to use the powerful capabilities of LLMs on your own private data.

April 14, 2025

by Valerio Barbera

· 4,568 Views · 2 Likes

Maintaining ML Model Accuracy With Automated Drift Detection

This tutorial demonstrates how to implement automated drift detection, triggers alerts, and automatically retrains models to maintain accuracy in production environments.

April 2, 2025

by Jesse Williams

· 3,527 Views · 2 Likes

Cost-Aware Resilience: Implementing Chaos Engineering Without Breaking the Budget

See how to apply cost-aware chaos engineering techniques using open-source tools, automation, and prioritization to improve system resilience without breaking the bank.

April 1, 2025

by Binoj Melath Nalinakshan Nair

CORE

· 7,003 Views · 6 Likes

GenAI: Running Prototypes Faster Than Wireframes

GenAI creates working software — faster than wireframes. Enter a prompt, you get a database, app, and API. With declarative business logic. Customize in your IDE.

March 12, 2025

by Val Huber

CORE

· 3,994 Views · 4 Likes

Build Your Tech Startup: 4 Key Traps and Ways to Tackle Them

Overcontrol, poor management, no future investment, and weak tech branding can sink your project. Avoid these traps when building your own startup.

March 11, 2025

by Filipp Shcherbanich

CORE

· 4,455 Views · 6 Likes

Vendor Lock-In Drives Open-Source Adoption in Japan

Open-source software is gaining ground in Japanese corporate strategy, driven by AI, cloud-native adoption, and expanded use in the manufacturing industry.

March 10, 2025

by Jesse Casman

CORE

· 3,197 Views · 1 Like

How to Quarantine a Malicious File in Java

Quarantining malicious files has advantages over outright deleting. With the right tools, we can store malicious content in an isolated directory.

February 24, 2025

by Brian O'Neill

CORE

· 7,179 Views · 3 Likes

Kata Containers: From Kubernetes Pods to Secure VMs

Kata containers bridge the gap between Kubernetes pods and secure VMs, offering enhanced isolation without sacrificing performance.

February 20, 2025

by Anilkumar Mallakkanavar

· 8,513 Views · 1 Like

How Open Source Can Elevate Your Career as a Software Engineer

Open source helps engineers advance their careers by mastering architecture, design, documentation, testing, data persistence, and leadership—key skills for staff and principal roles.

February 20, 2025

by Otavio Santana

CORE

· 5,505 Views · 7 Likes

Why and How to Participate in Open-Source Projects in 2025

Contribute to open source in 2025 to grow your skills, expand your network, and stand out in your career. Learn, collaborate, and build real-world experience.

February 13, 2025

by Otavio Santana

CORE

· 6,308 Views · 11 Likes

Community Over Code Keynotes Stress Open Source's Vital Role

This year's Community Over Code keynotes highlighted a maturing open-source ecosystem tackling new challenges around security, regulation, and scalability.

February 6, 2025

by Brian Proffitt

· 3,475 Views · 5 Likes

How to Add Comments in Terraform Code

The types of comments in Terraform, how to use them effectively, and best practices for writing clear, concise annotations.

February 6, 2025

by Mariusz Michalowski

· 4,982 Views

90% Cost Reduction With Prefix Caching for LLMs

Up to 70% of prompts in LLM applications are repetitive. Prefix caching can reduce inference costs by up to 90%, thus optimizing performance and saving money.

February 3, 2025

by Mahak Shah

· 4,388 Views

Seamless Transition from Elasticsearch to OpenSearch

A step-by-step guide for migrating from Elasticsearch to OpenSearch, ensuring compatibility, performance, and cost-efficiency.

January 20, 2025

by Nilesh Jain

· 6,774 Views · 3 Likes

Talk to Your Project: An LLM Experiment You Can Join and Build On

Find out the result of my experiment on integrating LLM into a console application and the insights I gained from the experience.

January 17, 2025

by Filipp Shcherbanich

CORE

· 3,548 Views · 2 Likes

Router4j: A Free Alternative to Google Maps for Route and Distance Calculation

Router4j is a free and open-source tool for calculating routes and straight-line distances based on geographic coordinates — a free alternative to Google Maps.

January 14, 2025

by Thiago Nascimento

CORE

· 5,688 Views · 5 Likes

Buildpacks: An Open-Source Alternative to Chainguard

As the industry's need for secure container images is jumping, an OSS Docker alternative provides a solid foundation to solve that issue.

January 13, 2025

by Sylvain Kalache

· 11,412 Views · 3 Likes

From Prompt to Running Microservice: ServiceBricks Step-By-Step

Using ServiceBricks and this step-by-step guide, create modular microservices from scratch with artificial intelligence, source code generation, and a prompt.

December 24, 2024

by Danny Logsdon

· 5,938 Views · 4 Likes

Japan’s Next Step With Open-Source Software: Global Strategy

Japanese corporate strategy is now incorporating open-source software to extend Japan’s technical reach into new markets, traditionally a weakness.

December 2, 2024

by Jesse Casman

CORE

· 1,425 Views · 1 Like

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