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We are continuing our series of "Meet the Maintainer" interviews under the open source category in the blog. Next up is an interview with Antonette Caldwell of our Meshery Maintainers.
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Meet the Maintainer: Antonette Caldwell
Interviewer: FavourTy
title: "Meet the Maintainer: Antonette Caldwell”
subtitle: "An interview series with Layer5 Maintainers"
date: 2025-06-06 22:00:02 -05:30:05
author: FavourTy
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category: "Community"
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- Community
- open source
- Meet The Maintainer
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Continuing in our Meet the Maintainer series, we have Antonette Caldwell. Antonette Caldwell is a... [Brief introduction about Antonette Caldwell]
FavourTy :
Antonette Caldwell, thank you for taking the time to join me today. While many people, both within and beyond the Layer5 community, have witnessed the impact of your contributions, they may not know the story behind who you are and how you became a maintainer. Could you share your journey with us? How did you discover the Layer5 community, and what inspired you to stay?
Antonette Caldwell :
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
FavourTy:
You're a Meshery [Area] Maintainer. What does being a Meshery [Area] maintainer mean to you?
Antonette Caldwell :
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
[Additional paragraph if needed]
FavourTy:
Have you worked with any other open source project? How does Layer5 compare?
Antonette Caldwell:
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
FavourTy:
Layer5 has a number of active, open source projects. You've been consistently contributing to a few of them. Which one(s) are you currently focusing on?
Antonette Caldwell :
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
FavourTy:
What's the coolest Meshery [Area] demo you have done/seen?
Antonette Caldwell :
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
[Additional paragraph if needed]
FavourTy:
What is your favorite feature or aspect of [Area] in this project, and why?
Antonette Caldwell:
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
[Additional paragraph if needed]
FavourTy:
What is your hot tip for working with Meshery that others may not know?
Antonette Caldwell :
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
[Additional paragraph if needed]
FavourTy:
Where do you see opportunities for contributors to actively engage and contribute to [Area] within the Meshery and Layer5 community?
Antonette Caldwell :
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
[Additional paragraph if needed]
FavourTy:
Let's get to know you a bit better with some quick questions: What's the emoji you use most often? Do you prefer movies or books? Would you consider yourself a morning person or a night owl? Over the past year, what's a project or accomplishment you're particularly proud of?
Antonette Caldwell :
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
[Additional paragraph if needed]
FavourTy:
Do you have any advice for individuals hopeful to become Meshery [Area] contributors or potentially maintainers?
Antonette Caldwell :
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
[Additional paragraph if needed]
FavourTy:
[Follow-up question or summary of Antonette Caldwell's advice]
Antonette Caldwell :
[Antonette Caldwell's response]
The Meshery project moves at an impressive pace thanks to maintainers like Antonette Caldwell .Be like Antonette Caldwell. Join the Layer5 slack and say "hi".