How do I promote my opensource project?

How do I promote my opensource project?

How to promote your open source project

1. Being noticed as a person.
2. Provide value.
3. Create great documentation.
4. Be up-to-date.
5. Visibility on developer platforms.
6. Make a marketing plan.
7. Software quality.
8. Expectations is key.

Where can I promote my GitHub project?

A Twitter handle, GitHub URL, or IRC channel is an easy way to point people to your project. These outlets also give your project’s growing community a place to convene. If you don’t wish to set up outlets for your project yet, promote your own Twitter or GitHub handle in everything you do.

How can I contribute to open source GitHub projects as a beginner?

Here are a few ways in which you can contribute to an open source project:

1. Submit a bug fix. Look through the list of bugs in a code repository and attempt to fix the bug.
2. Add a new feature.
3. Update documentation.
4. Answer questions.
5. Review code.

Where can I find an open source project?

If you can’t find an already existing project on one of the main open source repository networks (github, sourceforge, google code) think of an app that you’d really like to use that doesn’t exist yet and start your own. Be prepared to be humbled and expect work to be rejected in favor of further revisions.

How to find open source projects that a beginner / intermediate?

Probably choose a few (2–4) such projects. Study a bit their source code (so be able to build them from source). Then select among this small set the project that you would like to contribute to. You are approaching it in the wrong way.

When to open source a work in progress?

You can open source an idea, a work in progress, or after years of being closed source. Generally speaking, you should open source your project when you feel comfortable having others view, and give feedback on, your work. No matter which stage you decide to open source your project, every project should include the following documentation:

Can a person add code to an open source project?

Be prepared to be humbled and expect work to be rejected in favor of further revisions. The myth that anybody can add code to an open source project is completely false. There’s always a gatekeeper between you and push access.