Contributing to Open-source Code

A reflection on the pros and cons compared to in-house software

Ross Rhodes
AVM Consulting Blog
5 min readMar 23, 2021

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In the last twelve months, contributing to open-source code has become an increasingly exciting and prominent factor in my life. Covid-19 restrictions have played a significant role here — giving me time to contribute at home and give back to the open-source communities that have shaped my career so far.

source: Viktor Forgacs, Unsplash

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Ross Rhodes
AVM Consulting Blog

Senior Software Engineer architecting and building AWS serverless systems at KrakenFlex. Working primarily with Python and Node.js.