Certified newbie-programmer here: without HN, r/programming on reddit, and a few other places, there's no way I'd know about half the things I know now. When it comes to choose tools for a project, that's really helpful.
That all said, I think it's reasonable to say "Hey, we should think about motivating people to contribute code too!", but both elements can be complimentary.
That all said, I think it's reasonable to say "Hey, we should think about motivating people to contribute code too!", but both elements can be complimentary.