17 articles tagged with "github"
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.
Using GitHub Issues like a dumping ground? Drowning in unorganized PRs? Your open source project needs better workflow management, and GitHub has all the tools. Let me show you how to organize chaos into a well-oiled machine!
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.'
Using GitHub Actions to deploy your open source project? Cool! Accidentally giving hackers access to your AWS keys, npm tokens, and production secrets? Not cool! Learn how to secure your CI/CD pipeline before you become a cautionary tale on Twitter.
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.
Been 'cloning' repos when you should fork? Fork but never sync? Let me explain the difference once and for all, plus the fork workflow that actually makes sense for open source contributions.
Still have that default GitHub profile? Your README is prime real estate being wasted! Here's how to turn your GitHub profile into a magnet for collaborators, recruiters, and fellow developers who actually want to work with you.
Slapping 'MIT' on your repo because everyone else does? Not sure if you can use that GPL library in your startup? Let's decode open source licenses without the lawyer-speak so you don't accidentally sue yourself.
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 maintain a library with 50,000 weekly downloads and make $0 from it? GitHub Sponsors is literally sitting there waiting to fund your work. Here's how developers are ACTUALLY making money from open source (not just begging for coffee money).
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 blank GitHub profile is costing you job opportunities! Learn how to turn it into a portfolio that makes recruiters say 'We need to hire this person' instead of scrolling past you like everyone else.
Tired of CI/CD configs that look like ancient hieroglyphics? GitHub Actions makes automation so easy, you'll actually USE it. Let me show you how to stop manually deploying like it's 1999!
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).
Still opening GitHub in your browser like it's 2015? The GitHub CLI will change your life. PRs in 3 seconds, issues from your terminal, and you'll look like a hacker in coffee shops.
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.