The end of the year is an opportunity for reflection, but it can also be a chance to look at what open-source projects got people excited and motivated in the last year. The A11Y Project, a resource for understanding accessibility, was mentioned by Netlify's Senior Product Designer Sam Kapila as something he used early on in his teaching days. External Secrets, a tool for managing certificates and secrets, was shared by Staff Engineer Patrick D'appollonio as something that makes it easier to integrate with security and secret lifecycle management. A Developer Roadmap, a self-learning resource, was highlighted by Senior Software Engineer Karin Hendrikse as providing a helpful curriculum for guiding users through software development. The OpenAI Cookbook, a collection of resources for building with the OpenAI API, was mentioned by Developer Advocate Tiff Janzen as something that provides examples and use cases for learning from. Lastly, Snort, an IPS/IDS tool used by enterprises, was shared by Senior Product Marketing Manager Cat Allen as providing high-quality security solutions.