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But are they a 10x engineer? Seriously though, we’re already seeing the role of the software engineer change. How will an AI engineer compare to a senior+ engineer who uses AI?

It’s no surprise that many maintainers are facing burnout. There are a lot of reasons for this, including lack of recognition, loneliness, lack of compensation, high demands, and increasing responsibilities.

If we want a healthy open source ecosystem, we cannot put all the work on maintainers. Contributors have to share the responsibility and be good open source citizens. How do we make open source sustainable for maintainers?

Hey! While I’m not currently a solopreneur, I’m the creator and one of the maintainers of a developer community called Virtual Coffee, https://virtualcoffee.io/.

Having a community of people to talk to and grow with who are outside of my work has been incredibly important. I’ve learned so much from our community, had the opportunity for gut-checks over decisions, been able to share wins and losses. So much of my growth and success over the last three years can be tied to Virtual Coffee—we also have an indie-hackers group 2x a month that’s been awesome to be a part of. We also have virtual meetups 2x/week and other supportive events. So there’s always something for everyone.

If you want to chat, feel free to email me: bekah @ virtualcoffee.io