4 articles tagged with "contributing"
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 to your favorite open source project and... crickets? No response? No merge? No comment? Learn why maintainers ghost PRs and how to write contributions that get MERGED instead of sitting in limbo forever.
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.