Exploring AI in Open Source: My Journey with React Lite YouTube Embed 🌟
For over three years, I’ve maintained react-lite-youtube-embed, nurturing it to thousands of downloads weekly. But I often wondered: What issues am I overlooking? With version 3.0.0, I collaborated with Claude Code for a thorough review. Here’s what unfolded:
- 21 Improvement Opportunities: Identified critical bugs, optimized performance, and enhanced accessibility.
- Key Findings:
- Bugs: Resolved stale closures in React hooks.
- Performance: Introduced memoization for costly computations.
- Accessibility: Achieved WCAG 2.1 compliance.
- Security: Implemented SLSA Level 3 provenance.
This experiment redefined my approach to open source maintenance. AI can amplify what we miss, but it also requires careful human oversight.
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