The Standup with ThePrimeagen is AI ruining opensource? (Lost episode)
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Mar 26, 2026 
Taylor Otwell, creator of Laravel, talks PR expectations and maintaining a major framework. Adam Wathan, Tailwind creator and designer-focused engineer, covers contribution norms and when to build your own project. TJ, longtime NeoVim contributor, speaks on refactoring and community trust. Mitchell Hashimoto, maintainer and toolmaker, explains triage, stewardship, and earning trust. They debate AI-driven PRs and real-world contribution workflows.
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Open Discussions Before Large PRs
- Require design discussion before major work: open an issue or discussion first.
- Mitchell Hashimoto enforces PRs that close issues and warns PRs without issues may be closed without comment.
Earn Triage Roles By Helping First
- Use community roles for triage: answer discussions and earn a helper role before gaining permissions.
- Mitchell monitors discussions daily and trusted community members become helpers who triage issues.
Create Your Own Project To Showcase Talent
- If your goal is visibility or hiring, build your own open source project instead of drive-by PRs.
- Creating a project shows taste, README quality, and end-to-end thinking that employers inspect closely.