iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 25/09/2026

So happy to be involved! What a rich picture of what it's like to be a dev in 2026—the good, the bad and the ugly!

Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 20/09/2026

Super excited to be a speaker at @viteconf.org this year, where I'll be talking about burnout in OSS and why we should care about it 🔥 viteconf.org/tickets/t/YB...

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Miranda's ViteConf 2026 mission credential

Miranda is on a connect mission for ViteConf 2026. Create your own credential.

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 14/08/2026

Such an important and multifaceted topic, thanks for the exploring this, was really nice to chat with you about it! Big recommend for anyone feeling a bit off the more they use AI to code!

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SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Join us for the launch of the Software Stewardship Lab (stewardshiplab.org)! @vlad.website is on the podcast with hosts @richlitt.bsky.social, @abbycabs.dev & @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social to talk about promoting research for OSS maintainers and sustainers. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/292.

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 07/08/2026

New OSS sustainability research lab just dropped! 👀 Come see what we're all about!

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AG Grid @ag-grid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We are proud to have been sponsoring open source from the beginning. It's a core value of the company, and now it's more important than ever to support maintainers of the packages we all use and enjoy. We wrote a little about it here: blog.ag-grid.com/ag-grid-join...

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AG Grid Joins the Open Source Pledge

We're proud to join the Open Source Pledge - a collective of companies that each sponsor open-source projects at a rate of at least $2,000 per developer annually.

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 07/06/2026

Happy to see OSS maintainer burnout in the public discourse—good job Matthew! 'Heath believes governments should invest more in open source' - that she does 😘

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 05/06/2026

> Harbuz says “GitHub will say ‘oh, we realise [AI] agents have been such a problem, we’re gonna maybe do something to fix it’ and it’s like, it’s you, right? You, GitHub, did this”. GitHub did not respond to a request for comment. I said it 🤷

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 20/05/2026

OSS burnout claims another project. On 2 Apr, an entitled user angrily asked the burned-out maintainer of nvim-treesitter to “go switch to something that doesn't require interacting with people”. The maintainer replied “OK” — and archived the repo, stopping development of nvim-treesitter.

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Open Source Burnout Claims Another Project

Yet another OSS maintainer quits because of burnout. To fix this, we need better mental health resources for maintainers.

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 14/05/2026

'Companies made open source business-critical. For maintainers [work-life] balance is life-critical.' — I love this! OSS creates value for your employer: the Open Source Resistance says, if you have the power, take matters into your own hands and maintain it on the clock! 🏴‍☠️

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patak @patak.cat · 29/04/2026

I don't think tech at large understands how hard it is to be an open source maintainer right now. So many great folks are on the brink of burnout. Funding is drying out. We live in a security minefield. Companies think humans are disposable. If you're a maintainer, we care. You deserve the world.

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 01/05/2026

The NHS is turning back on its commitment to keep its code open. We're asking them to reconsider. Would you join us?

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An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open.

Code paid for with public money should, by default, be open to the public.

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 06/03/2026

Had fun chatting with @richlitt.bsky.social for the @sustainoss.bsky.social podcast! Listen as we meander from kidney donors to forest floor detritus to death doulas, all while somehow keeping it on the topic of open source sustainability and maintainer burnout 🌱

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 03/03/2026

Congrats to npmx on their launch day! 🥳And for not only building an incredibly useful browser, but for all the thought they have put into to building a welcoming and healthy community! Inspiring 💖

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 06/02/2026

Absolutely this @sianberry.bsky.social Don’t let the lights go out on our digital infrastructure. We need open source, interoperable systems that are in our control. Tell your MP to support the early day motion ⬇️ action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...

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Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act

Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant o...

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 03/02/2026

Super interesting research on the effect of different approaches to AI use during learning: worse understanding when relying on Claude to tell us what to do than when making and solving our own mistakes.

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 25/01/2026

Can you help me make a list of people/orgs working on problems that cause burnout in OSS to share at FOSDEM? Looking for work on: OSS advocacy, OSS value metrics, payment and governance models, dependencies research, community events/spaces, mentor schemes, codes of conduct, AI attestation & more!

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 09/01/2026

Stoked to learn as a bird fan and ideology researcher that female birdsong is widespread, this was overlooked for centuries as most research happened in the Northern hemisphere + work on female birdsong is more likely to be done by women! Researcher diversity -> richer, less biased bird knowledge! 🦜

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Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science

For decades, scientists believed that only male birds sang. Then women entered the field and showed what their predecessors had missed.

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 09/12/2025

What it felt like learning about our dependence on open source software for the first time 🤣

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 18/11/2025

I've finished my report on burnout in OSS and how to reduce it! Read more (and find the link to the full report) on the Open Source Pledge blog! Huge thanks to all the OSS devs who shared their perspectives 💜 Let's keep shining a light on this under-recognised issue!

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Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together | Open Source Pledge

Burnout is affecting the entire Open Source ecosystem. Here's what we could do to make things better.

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 11/09/2025

I'm working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software. If you're a part of the OSS community, I would love to hear your thoughts, either here on Bluesky, or privately via email (see post). Thanks 😊 mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...

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Report on Burnout in Open Source Software

I am currently working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software, and am inviting the OSS community to share their thoughts!

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