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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

What you can learn from an open-source project with 500 million downloads

Dennis Doomen

A project with 500 million downloads doesn't scale by accident. Discover the battle-tested open-source strategies—from strict automated guardrails to emoji reviews—that will bulletproof your enterprise development workflow.

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