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Open source is more fun with friends. If you don't have the time or energy to contribute yourself, I have a way for you to live vicariously: sponsor me on GitHub and I'll send you updates about what I'm working on. I'll also take feedback on what *you* think I should work on.

29/11/24, 5:48 pm3 reposts27 likes

Leonid Bugaev

@leonidbugaev.bsky.social

2 Dec 2024

I found that contributing to smaller active projects is much more rewarding. You can understand the context much faster, and maintainers much more active. No 1000s queues of PRs, etc. I find such projects using helpwanted.dev

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Tyler Williams

@coolsoftware.dev

29 Nov 2024

For Black Friday, I'm readjusting my GitHub sponsor goals. Instead of targeting specific dollar amounts, I've changed my goal to 10 monthly sponsors (any dollar amount). github.com/sponsors/coo...

Tyler Williams

@coolsoftware.dev

29 Nov 2024

If you contribute any dollar amount on any cadence, I'll be happy to add you to a private, bi-weekly newsletter about what I'm up to in open source (entirely opt-in).

Tyler Williams

@coolsoftware.dev

29 Nov 2024

I do about 5-10 hours per week of open source work on my own time. These days, I'm doing work in the MobX ecosystem, trying to prepare for us React Compiler compatibility. But when I want a break from that, I dig through React Native community repos and pitch in wherever I can.

Alyssa DiCarlo

@techlyss.bsky.social

29 Nov 2024

How did you get into contributing to open source projects? I’m sure I speak for a lot of people when I say it’s hard to figure out where to contribute. And even when an opportunity seems promising, it’s tough to know if my contribution is even needed or part of the vision of the project.