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I attended a talk recently given by Exercism's creator (Katrina Owen) about the trials and tribulations of being an open source maintainer, and how success can turn a technical problem-solving delight into a thorny people-management tarpit. A process that programmers may not initially possess the skills to handle.

One big takeaway was how thankless and un(financially)compensated the task often is. If you find Exercism useful, I strongly recommended clicking the "Donate" button at the top.