6 Learnings from Building the Thanos Project

Explore the journey and insights gained from developing the Thanos project in this informative conference talk. Discover how Bartłomiej Płotka, Fabian Reinartz, and Harshitha Chowdary T share six key learnings from their experience building and growing the open-source project. Learn about the project's evolution from its inception in November 2017 to becoming a CNCF Incubation stage project with hundreds of adopters and thousands of contributors. Gain valuable insights into scaling Prometheus metric stories, influencing other project architectures, and building a thriving open-source community. Uncover surprises, useful practices, and potential pitfalls encountered during the development process, community building, and user support. Whether you're considering starting your own open-source project or looking to enhance your existing one, this talk offers motivation and practical advice for navigating the world of open-source software development.