Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this series, OSS Technologist Dave McAllister sits down with the NGINX community to discuss what they love about open source. Brought to you by F5!
This episode is a Bits & Bytes, where we uncover exciting new projects and technologies that are making waves in the open source tech world. 👾 Today's guest, Principal Technical Writer Mike Jang, sits down to discuss the recent open sourcing of all NGINX documentation.
Mike also chats about the easiest ways to get started with contributing, the importance of a welcoming community, and how you can build your portfolio by improving NGINX's documentation. Whether you're a seasoned developer or a beginner, there's a place for you to make a difference.
Read the announcement blog: blog.nginx.org/blog/nginx-documentation-goes-open-source
Check out the NGINX Documentation GitHub repository at github.com/nginx/documentation to start contributing today. We’d love your feedback and ideas!
Where to find the NGINX Community:
💚 Website – nginx.org
💬 Community Forum – community.nginx.org
⭐ GitHub – github.com/nginx
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/nginxorg
🦋 Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/nginx.org
Where to find F5:
🔴 Website – f5.com
💬 DevCentral – community.f5.com
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/F5
Other technologies mentioned in this episode:
⬢ Hugo – github.com/gohugoio/hugo
⬢ OWASP – owasp.org
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:21 - Meet Mike Jang, Principal Technical Writer
01:15 - Mike's Journey in Open Source
02:04 - Open Sourcing NGINX Documentation
03:16 - Challenges and Processes in Open Sourcing
04:10 - Ensuring Quality Contributions
05:42 - Getting Started with NGINX Documentation
06:51 - Using GitHub for Documentation Contributions
09:24 - Mike's Favorite Open Source Projects
10:20 - Closing Thoughts
#OpenSource #Documentation #NGINX #TechTalks #GitHub #OSS #OWASP
In this series, OSS Technologist Dave McAllister sits down with the NGINX community to discuss what they love about open source. Brought to you by F5!
This episode is a Bits & Bytes, where we uncover exciting new projects and technologies that are making waves in the open source tech world. 👾 Today's guest, Principal Technical Writer Mike Jang, sits down to discuss the recent open sourcing of all NGINX documentation.
Mike also chats about the easiest ways to get started with contributing, the importance of a welcoming community, and how you can build your portfolio by improving NGINX's documentation. Whether you're a seasoned developer or a beginner, there's a place for you to make a difference.
Read the announcement blog: blog.nginx.org/blog/nginx-documentation-goes-open-source
Check out the NGINX Documentation GitHub repository at github.com/nginx/documentation to start contributing today. We’d love your feedback and ideas!
Where to find the NGINX Community:
💚 Website – nginx.org
💬 Community Forum – community.nginx.org
⭐ GitHub – github.com/nginx
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/nginxorg
🦋 Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/nginx.org
Where to find F5:
🔴 Website – f5.com
💬 DevCentral – community.f5.com
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/F5
Other technologies mentioned in this episode:
⬢ Hugo – github.com/gohugoio/hugo
⬢ OWASP – owasp.org
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:21 - Meet Mike Jang, Principal Technical Writer
01:15 - Mike's Journey in Open Source
02:04 - Open Sourcing NGINX Documentation
03:16 - Challenges and Processes in Open Sourcing
04:10 - Ensuring Quality Contributions
05:42 - Getting Started with NGINX Documentation
06:51 - Using GitHub for Documentation Contributions
09:24 - Mike's Favorite Open Source Projects
10:20 - Closing Thoughts
#OpenSource #Documentation #NGINX #TechTalks #GitHub #OSS #OWASP
