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OpenClaw Just Passed React. Here's What the GitHub Star Leaderboard Actually Looks Like.

An open-source AI agent that's four months old just passed React in GitHub stars. I pulled the data on the top 20 most-starred repos to see what the leaderboard actually looks like.

Andrea Griffiths Open Source • GitHub • AI • Data Analysis • OpenClaw
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Cleaning Up Workflow Logic with GitHub Actions' New case Function

How GitHub Actions' new case function replaced nested conditionals in a real workflow and made the logic readable again.

Andrea Griffiths GitHub Actions • Automation • YAML • Developer Experience • Workflows
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Your AI Ships Code While You Sleep. Who Maintains It When You Wake?

People are waking up to working code they didn't write. AI coding agents build features autonomously, but who handles the growing maintenance debt? Here's what happens when coding agents and maintenance workflows collide.

Andrea Griffiths AI • GitHub Copilot • Automation • Code Maintenance • Developer Productivity • Ralph • Claude Code
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Building an AI-Powered Guest Automation with the Copilot SDK

How I built a GitHub Actions workflow that reads guest submissions and generates personalized welcome messages using the Copilot SDK. The key isn't replacing human attention—it's giving yourself a better starting point.

Andrea Griffiths AI • GitHub Actions • Automation • Copilot SDK • Developer Experience
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Why AI Discoverability Matters: Optimizing Your Website for This Generation of Search

The way people discover content has fundamentally shifted. When ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity answer questions about your expertise, does your website show up? Here's how to make your content AI-accessible.

Andrea Griffiths AI • SEO • Developer Advocacy • Web Development • Structured Data
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How to share what you know (without becoming an influencer)

If you're anything like me, you've talked yourself out of posting something useful at least a dozen times this year.

Andrea Griffiths Developer Advocacy • Content Creation • Technical Writing • Open Source • Knowledge Sharing • Blogging • Developer Community • Career Advice • Beginner Developer