Nina Foster is an engineer and open-source advocate who has run her own services long enough to know the bill is not just money. She writes about infrastructure, community-maintained software, and when self-hosting is a stance versus a chore. Shared code is her beat; unpaid nights are the subplot.
Software Development
Monorepo Tooling: When CI Minutes Eat More Than They Save
Nina Foster
April 8, 2026
DIY & Maker Culture
Software Development
Why Running Linux on a Secondary Machine Beats Dual-Booting
Nina Foster
March 7, 2026
DIY & Maker Culture
Future of Society
The Real Trade-offs of Running Your Own Mastodon Instance
Nina Foster
March 1, 2026
Cybersecurity & Privacy
Why Your Next Router Should Run Open-Source Firmware
Nina Foster
February 26, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Why Open-Source AI Models Still Need a Business Model
Nina Foster
February 25, 2026
Open Source
Software Development
Why Open Source Still Powers the Future
Nina Foster
February 24, 2026