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Open Source · by Ananya Rao · 2026-10-09

My favorite low-effort upgrade for github from my late summer notes

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where community stopped feeling new.

Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the conversation for a while.

I started this because my winter felt a little stuck, and community seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

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Sophie Gagnon · 1 likes

Great point, especially the part about github. I would love to see a follow-up after 8 weeks.

Lucas Dubois · 0 likes

This sounds good, but in practice it can be a bad idea without more context. This pairs weirdly well with lentil soup.

Beatriz Sousa · 0 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing. That is the kind of detail beginners miss.