9 articles tagged with "community"
Want to contribute to open source but tired of todo apps? Security projects need contributors, and you don't need to be a hacker! Let me show you how to get started in the coolest corner of open source.
Opened a PR with 'fixed stuff' as the title and wondering why it's been sitting there for 3 weeks? Learn the unwritten rules of PR etiquette that'll make maintainers WANT to merge your code instead of closing it with 'thanks but no thanks.'
Opened an issue saying 'it doesn't work' and wondering why nobody's fixing your bug? Learn how to write bug reports that actually get fixed instead of ignored, closed, or causing maintainers to question their life choices.
Leaving 'LGTM' on every PR? Nitpicking semicolons while missing security bugs? Your code review skills need an upgrade. Learn how to give feedback that actually helps open source projects thrive (and makes maintainers love you).
You're still managing your open source community in a Discord server with 47 channels nobody reads? GitHub Discussions is sitting right there in your repo, waiting to organize your chaos. Let me show you why it's a game-changer!
That library you use every day? It's maintained by someone who's probably exhausted, unpaid, and one mean GitHub comment away from archiving the repo. Let's talk about what's actually happening and how YOU can help.
You use that library every day but never starred it? Let me tell you why that little star button is more powerful than you think, and why maintainers check their star count more than their bank account.
Scared to make your first PR to an open source project? I was too! Here's how I went from terrified lurker to confident contributor (and you can too).
Think you need to be a coding wizard to contribute to open source? Wrong! Here's how to make your first contribution without accidentally destroying GitHub.