December 2019 Summaries

The end of the year is marked by a reflection on the accomplishments of DigitalOcean, highlighting its strong community and collaborative spirit. The company has seen significant growth in its tutorials, translations, and contributions to open-source projects, with over 27 million developers engaging with its platform. The Write for Donation program has been instrumental in supporting worthy organizations, while community events such as meetups and workshops have taken place across 17 countries. DigitalOcean's expanding Hatch community has welcomed over 2,500 new startups, and the company has launched various initiatives to support open-source development, including a Solutions Partner Program and Marketplace.

Scotch, a popular library of tutorials and tips for developers, has joined the DigitalOcean family. This move aims to strengthen both communities by providing more resources and support for developers worldwide. As part of this collaboration, all content on Scotch will be made free for everyone, with some tutorials also appearing on the DigitalOcean Community site. The combined efforts of these two developer-focused platforms are expected to create the best educational resource for developers globally.

DigitalOcean invites students to share their experiences using its cloud services by writing a technical tutorial or blog post on the DEV platform. The company offers over 2,300 technical tutorials, eBooks, and courses on its Community site. Students who have used the DigitalOcean credit from the GitHub Student Developer pack are encouraged to participate. To qualify, posts must be tagged with #DigitalOcean and #Students and submitted by December 27th. Participants will receive a swag sticker, and their GitHub projects may be featured in the GitHub Student Gallery. DigitalOcean is particularly interested in projects related to environmental sustainability and those that utilize multiple offerings from the GitHub Student Developer Pack.

DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest, a global event promoting open source software contributions, has seen continued growth and optimism among developers. A survey of over 5800 developers worldwide found that overall participation in open source projects increased from 55% in 2018 to 63% in 2019. However, some challenges remain, such as inclusivity and balancing the contributions of big tech companies. DigitalOcean plans to continue supporting the open source community through initiatives like Hacktoberfest and providing educational resources for developers at all stages of their journey.