BekahHW articles - 250 total
Reciprocity Intelligence: The Essential Core Skill for Modern Work
Reciprocity intelligence allows us to grow, prevents burnout, and empowers us to be better teammates.
The Giving-Resilience Balance: Beyond Givers and Takers
Explore how to balance generosity and independence in today’s workplace. Moving beyond givers and takers, this post introduces a framework for cultivating resilience, strategic contribution, and sustainable professional growth.
Agents vs MCPs: Is the AI Hype Shifting?
Learn about the shift from autonomous AI agents to Model Context Protocols (MCPs) in the AI landscape.
Measuring the Impact of Developer Content: Metrics That Matter
Move beyond page views and learn how to measure the true impact of developer content.
Common Pitfalls in Developer Content: The 7 Deadly Sins of Developer Documentation
Discover the 7 most common pitfalls in developer documentation, from outdated info to missing context, and learn solutions to improve trust, usability, and the overall developer experience.
Content Strategy for Startups: Storytelling as a Growth Driver
It started with an air mattress on the floor of a San Francisco apartment. When Brian Chesky and Joe...
Adding Multiple Authors to my Astro Writing Blog: A Technical Walkthrough
Learn how I implemented multiple authors in my Astro writing blog using Astro 5’s Content Collections API.
Creating Content Developers Love: A Guide to Developer Experience (DX) Content
Developers have high standards for content—precision, depth, and utility matter. In this post, I introduce the CLEAR framework to help technical writers, DevRel teams, and marketers create developer-focused content that builds trust and drives adoption.
The Power of Storytelling in Tech Content
I've been thinking a lot about how storytelling sometimes gets lost or becomes an afterthought when...
The Quiet Revolution: AI, Critical Thinking, and a Home for Technical Humanities
Discover the intersection of AI logic and human critical thinking in software development. Explore how AI’s systematic reasoning complements human intuition, the role of open source in AI transparency, and why critical thinking is more vital than ever in an AI-driven world.
Google’s EEAT vs. Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle: SEO Is Just Ancient Rhetoric in Disguise
Recently, I learned about Google’s EEAT (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness)...
Finding Your Voice: Why Speaking Matters in Tech
Discover why developing your voice as a speaker matters in tech. Learn how storytelling and teaching skills can enhance your career, build community connections, and help others grow—featuring insights from Virtual Coffee's Spring 2025 Quarter Challenge.
Responsible Innovation: Open Source Best Practices for Sustainable AI
Accelerate AI without sacrificing ethics. Discover red teaming, open source, and an AI Bill of Materials for secure, transparent AI development.
Why We Used Dub.co to Track Links for Our Book Launch
How we used dub.co to help us focus on the things that mattered when self-publishing our novel.
Why We Used Dub.co to Track Links and Prioritize Engagement for Our Book Launch
How we used dub.co to help us focus on the things that mattered when self-publishing our novel.
Why I Used Kit for Our Novel’s Website Instead of Building My Own
Sometimes the best solution is the simplest solution, when you're handling many tasks.
The Cost of Clinging to Legacy Software: Risks and Realities
Legacy software can be a hidden liability for organizations. Discover why outdated tools persist and the challenges of transitioning to modern solutions.
Five Lessons for Five Years in Tech
After being in tech for five years, I've come up with a list of five things that have helped me in this journey.
The Hidden Cost of Free: Why Open Source Sustainability Matters
Explore the challenges facing open source sustainability, including funding gaps, security risks, and maintainer burnout. Learn why supporting open source is necessary for innovation, economic growth, and addressing global challenges. Discover potential solutions and how you can contribute to a more sustainable open source ecosystem.
Transparency is Open Source Currency: Lessons from PearAI
Understand the important role of transparency in open source through the PearAI and Continue.dev case study.
Opening Our Hearts and Our Repo: Virtual Coffee's Journey to Open Source
We're open-sourcing our Virtual Coffee Community documentation! Learn why and how you can use these resources.
Building a culture of shared ownership
Discover the hidden costs of siloed knowledge in developer culture and how embracing shared ownership and tools like the CODEOWNERS file can enhance team collaboration, efficiency, and success.
The Problem of Knowledge Debt in Tech
As projects grow and teams change, tech companies accumulate "knowledge debt." By adding code ownership practices and tools like the pizza-clicodeowners command, teams can improve their knowledge sharing and reduce their debt.
The Human Dependency Graph: Why We Need to Rethink Security in Open Source
Discover the Human Dependency Graph. Learn why focusing on people, not packages, is key to reducing risk in your projects.
Preptember: Preparing for a Successful Hacktoberfest
Discover how Virtual Coffee's Preptember Challenge prepares both contributors and maintainers for a successful Hacktoberfest. Learn why preparation is necessary for a positive Hacktoberfest and how you can participate.
The Art of Effective Open Source Contribution
Explore the art of open source success. Learn how to build trust, understand project philosophies, and become a valued community member as an open source contributor.
Maximizing Software Security: The Benefits of Tracking SBOMs in Your Projects
Discover the benefits of tracking SBOMs in your projects and learn how it can boost your software’s security and compliance.
Unseen Impact: A Holistic View of Open Source Contributions
Unlock the full potential of your open source community by understanding and valuing well-rounded contributors. Learn how the OSCR can highlight unseen impacts.
Telling Your Open Source Story
Understand why it's important to understand both the numbers behind your experience and how to tell your story. Learn how tracking numbers and crafting narratives together can help you identify your progress, showcase your impact, and grow within the open source community.
How does Cal.com check out?
Checking out the numbers behind cal.com.