#OpenSourceDiscovery 2023 year in review
Projects that I discovered this year and will continue to use in 2024
This year, I invested more than 80 hours in experimenting new Open Source projects and published review of 14 of those successful experiments. Reflecting back on 2023, I wanted to share the projects that I still use.
I also worked on open-community-kit, this will help me evaluate Open Source projects more objectively in 2024. Appreciate your feedback and contributions.
Top 7 #OpenSourceDiscovery of 2023
These are the projects that I still use. Higher up the list, more frequently I use it.
Honorary mentions
Projects that I don’t use frequently anymore but I might in future when I need them
Penpot - A web-based design and prototyping platform. Uses SVG (open standard) as the native format.
Plane - A software development tool to manage issues, sprints, and product roadmaps. Open Source alternatives to Jira/Linear.
PentestGPT - A CLI to assist with penetration testing
Kutt - A URL shortener service to create, share and track short links
Supabase - A Backend as a service that provides APIs for real-time database operations, authentication, file storage, etc.
AutoGPT - A Python script that chains together GPT "thoughts" to autonomously achieve whatever goal you set
tldraw - A drawing app for web
You may also check out the complete archive of #OpenSourceDiscovery posts.
Newsletter updates in 2023
This year, I started adding more information to my newsletter posts and received a positive feedback about those. The new sections I added in the newsletter in 2023:
💖 What I like
👎 What I don’t like
⭐ Ratings and metrics - Production readiness, Docs rating, Time to POC
What to expect in 2024
As usual, I will be experimenting and reviewing Open Source projects. I still have projects to review that I experimented with this month, will be out soon.
I plan to create multiple Essential Open Source projects lists in 2024
Categorized by programming languages (I’m almost ready with Golang projects list)
Categorized by use cases (e.g. Open Source CRDT frameworks for collaborative editing)
I started tracking 50+ such categories in 2023. The list is long and the time is limited, so appreciate if you can suggest me which categories to cover first or suggest a project.
Thank you for your love and shares, it keeps me motivated to write these posts.
Wish you a great 2024!