---
title: 'Reflections on Four Years of Full-Time Open Source'
description: 'Personal observations on sustainability, community building, and creative freedom in open source.'
subtitle: 'Balancing passion projects, maintenance, and work-life harmony.'
date: '2023-04-20'
lang: 'en'
---

Maintaining open source software full-time is both one of the most rewarding and demanding pursuits in engineering.

## What I Have Learned

1. **Saying "No" is a Superpower**: Protecting scope is critical to long-term project viability.
2. **Documentation is as Important as Code**: A brilliant feature that is poorly documented does not exist in users' minds.
3. **Community Over Code**: Fostering an inclusive, responsive community creates enduring momentum.

Thank you to every sponsor, contributor, and user who makes this journey possible.