D2DO297: The Future of Open-Source Contributions in the AI Age
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March 18, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 297
About this episode
Kyler and Ned discuss the impact of AI on open-source contributions with Liz Fong-Jones.
Kyler and Ned sit down with Liz Fong-Jones, Technical Fellow at Honeycomb, to discuss the impact of AI on open-source contributions. Liz proposes shifting the script from code patch contributions to detailed bug reports. They also break down the distinction between programming and software engineering, and the critical role of OpenTelemetry in ensuring the observability ... Read more »
People in this episode
Guest: Liz Fong-Jones
Topics covered
- open-source contributions
- AI
- programming
- software engineering
- OpenTelemetry
Keywords
- bug reports
- observability
Mentioned in this episode
Products: OpenTelemetry, Honeycomb
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