Combat Maintainer Burnout with Proactive Metrics

Explore strategies to prevent maintainer burnout in open-source projects through proactive metrics in this 33-minute conference talk by Sophia Vargas from Google. Learn about the critical role maintainers play in project development, leadership, and governance, and why their well-being is crucial for project sustainability. Discover methods to identify early warning signs of overloaded and overworked maintainers using targeted metrics. Gain insights into how these metrics can help flag emerging issues, allowing communities to take timely action and adjust before burnout becomes a severe problem. While acknowledging that metrics alone cannot solve burnout, understand how they serve as valuable tools for proactive community management and maintainer support in the open-source ecosystem.