Experts say that contributing to open source software can be a smart investment in your career and help you learn new skills in between jobs ...

Contributing to open-source projects can give software developers an edge over other applicants in the competitive IT job market, say hiring professionals.

Today’s open source landscape plays a critical role in the developer journey and in business as well. This piece examines common barriers to contribution, how businesses benefit from open source ...

Code commonly flows downstream, from an open-source project into an organization’s own products. Upstreaming is the process of reversing that flow—contributing code back to an open-source project.

Contributing to a well-known, widely-used project might get you more recognition than working on a smaller, lesser-known one.

Microsoft made .NET Core and other .NET Foundation projects open to community collaboration. Want to make a contribution? Read these tips first.

Security isn't the only consideration as you assess which open source projects to rely on; governance, community and professionalism matter too.

Contributing to open-source projects can give software developers an edge over other applicants in the competitive IT job market, say hiring professionals.