The world of open source metadata (Interview)

开源元数据的世界(访谈)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

2025-11-06

1 小时 43 分钟
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Andrew Nesbitt builds tools and open datasets to support, sustain, and secure critical digital infrastructure. He's been exploring the world of open source metadata for over a decade. First with libraries.io and now with ecosyste.ms, which tracks over 12 million packages, 287 million repos, 24.5 billion dependencies, and 1.9 million maintainers. What has Andrew learned from all this, who is using this open dataset, and how does he hope others can build on top of it all? Tune in to find out.
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  • Welcome, friends.

  • I'm Jared, and you are listening to the Change Log, where each week,

  • Adam and I interview the hackers, the leaders, and the innovators of the software world.

  • We pick their brains, we learn from their failures, we get inspired by their accomplishments,

  • and we have a whole lot of fun along the way.

  • This episode features Andrew Nesbitt, who builds tools and open data sets to support,

  • sustain, and secure critical digital infrastructure.

  • He's been exploring the world of open source metadata for over a decade,

  • first with libraries.io and now with ecosystems, which tracks 12 plus million packages.

  • 287 million repos, 24.5 billion dependencies, and 1.9 million maintainers.

  • What has Andrew learned from all of this?

  • Who is using this open data set and how does he hope others can build on top of it all?

  • You're about to find out.

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