Building sustainable open-source ecosystems: Lessons from the #rstats community and an NSF grant
summary
Project receives an NSF POSE grant to rebuild the data.table ecosystem, funds translations and a blog called the Raft with short “particles” for quick tutorials. A community-written governance document plus contributor guide and code of conduct clarifies responsibilities on GitHub and triggers the first major release in four years. Practical asks: file issues, add citation files (three-line BibTeX trick), add donation buttons, and fund workshops. Outcome focuses on measurable infrastructure: NSF POSE grant, translation funding, clearer review/release roles driving sustained maintenance.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Sustainable open-source ecosystems
- 1:26R community challenges
- 3:32R's sustainability questions
- 4:57Software creation and maintenance
- 9:17Supporting developers
- 10:42Governance and contributor guides
- 12:33Education and learning resources
- 13:40Imperfect but frequent sharing
- 15:51Community knowledge building
- 16:34Investing in communities
- 17:57Pledges for contributing to R
- 19:01Call to action and resources
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