It's one thing to write a quick library that you and maybe a few coworkers will only ever use. It's an entirely different thing to put your work out there for the entire PHP community to analyze, test, poke, benchmark and critique. While there is potential for this process to be incredibly rewarding it can also be quite intimidating. Wouldn't it be nice to see what this looks like before you jump in? Come see how Plates (platesphp.com) became a thing last year while at the same time learning how to make your first open-source PHP package a success.