Post AhrQTnpgPMALH7AXHU by olivierlacan@ruby.social
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 (DIR) Post #AhrQTmxRf0mSYtnDk0 by olivierlacan@ruby.social
       2023-01-29T21:10:23Z
       
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       It's wild that https://shields.io is 10 years old today: https://github.com/badges/shields/discussions/88679 years ago I wrote about the incredible support I received from the open source community to transform my initial effort into an outstandingly successful project: https://olivierlacan.com/posts/an-open-source-rage-diamond/Nowadays I'm barely involved thanks to folks like Chris Shaw, @espadrine, Paul Menilkow, Daniel Lo Nigro, Paula Barszcz, Pierre-Yves Bigourdan, Danial, Caleb Cartwright, and so many others who made Shields last and thrive.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhrQTnpgPMALH7AXHU by olivierlacan@ruby.social
       2023-01-29T21:16:39Z
       
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       The irony that the most successful project I've ever been involved with (by far) is one that started with an empty README and PSD file ain't lost on me.As a self-taught graphic designer turned software developer, it's such a stark reminder that code is not always the solution to problems you want to solve.My small contributions to Ruby and Rails certainly had some impact, but none of it as far and wide as https://shields.io and https://keepachangelog.com — which is Markdown, HTML & CSS.