Company
Date Published
Author
Nick Quaranto
Word count
491
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Rebase's sixth edition highlights various innovative projects and contributors in the software development community, focusing on GitHub activities and noteworthy projects during a period of decreased user engagement, possibly due to holidays. Notable projects include "webarchiver," an Objective-C utility for creating Safari .webarchive files, "jss," which brings CSS3 support to browsers with jQuery, and "suprdate," a Ruby DSL for advanced date manipulation. The edition also features prominent developers like Pieter de Bie, known for GitX and Safari plugins, and Antonin Hildebrand, recognized for "firepython" and "drydrop" tools. Additionally, Neuros Technology is praised for its open-source approach, offering a set-top box with transparent development processes and potential financial incentives for contributors. The edition concludes with a teaser for an upcoming analysis of GitHub trends to assess activity throughout November.