The Open Source Ward Weekly (16 September 2025)
The best of Github
Every week, I like to dig through GitHub, the open-source corners of the internet, and the software community to surface projects, ideas, and news that stand out. This early September, a few projects caught my attention, so I decided to share one serious repository and two fun ones that I loved. Enjoy !
spec-kit - Spec driven development
Never heard of spec-driven development before, but it seems to be gaining a lot of traction. I’m not sure about this one as for me, it sounds too much like TDD: good on paper, but clunky in practice. That said, I might be biased, as I mostly work on research experiments or fast-delivery products rather than slow-paced, heavily architected software.
term.eveything - For the beauty of art
This has to be my favorite type of project. Nobody asked for it, nobody will probably use it, and it’s a nightmare of complexity. But the engineer inside me can’t help but admire people who are willing to put in the dedication to achieve such a result. It is art for software engineers, so check it out!
LidAngleSensor - So your Mac can creak like an old door
Another useless project: make your Mac creak like an old door using its lid sensor. I tried it, and it works perfectly. Anyway, it raises some questions: Why does my Mac even have a lid sensor? And how could we use it for something really useful?
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