An innovative way to increase developer contribution to open-source projects?
Over the years, I've utilized a lot of Open Source projects, but I feel like I (and maybe a lot of people) leech a lot more than what I contribute.
I'm just thinking out loud. Is it just me? What's stopping people from contributing? How can we change that?
Is it the steep learning curve of understanding a new codebase? Is it impostor syndrome, thinking one could not do a better job than the core contributors? Or is it simply that sometimes merging a PR is a pain; due to a lack of standardization of the contributing process?
I would love to chat about this since I'm thinking about open-sourcing a NoCode platform I built, but I fear no one will even care. However, it does take time to clean up the project and make it more understandable for new contributors.
I'm just thinking out loud. Is it just me? What's stopping people from contributing? How can we change that?
Is it the steep learning curve of understanding a new codebase? Is it impostor syndrome, thinking one could not do a better job than the core contributors? Or is it simply that sometimes merging a PR is a pain; due to a lack of standardization of the contributing process?
I would love to chat about this since I'm thinking about open-sourcing a NoCode platform I built, but I fear no one will even care. However, it does take time to clean up the project and make it more understandable for new contributors.