In this episode of the GitHub Podcast, Cassidy, Abby, and Andrea are joined by developer advocate, educator, and creator of CodeTV, Jason Lengstorf. They uncover Jason’s journey through open source, from live coding streams to building engaging, educational content for developers, touching on the evolution of JavaScript, the rise of AI tools and MCP, and how open source continues to empower creators and communities along the way. Finally, the team spotlights their favorite open source projects and discusses why fun, accessibility, and collaboration are essential to developer learning today.

Links mentioned in the episode:

https://www.learnwithjason.dev

https://github.com/colinhacks/zod

https://github.com/jherr

https://github.com/sdras

https://github.com/svg/svgo

https://github.com/pearcleaner/pearcleaner

https://cobalt.tools

https://github.com/philosowaffle/Peloton-to-Garmin

https://graphql.org

https://nextjs.org

https://tailwindcss.com

This episode of The GitHub Podcast is hosted by Abigail Cabunoc Mayes, Andrea Griffiths, and Cassidy Williams. The show is edited, mixed and produced by Victoria Marin. Thank you to our production partner, editaudio.

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