Why nobody cares about your new open source project

GDE Summit

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1. why nobody cares about your new open source project @zenorocha
2. OPEN YOUR CODE
3. infoworld.com/article/2611456/data-center/the-coming-push-for-open-source-everything.html
4. amazon.com/gp/product/B005MU3VKO
5. tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html
6. but why? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
7. "If your code is popular enough to attract outside contributions, you will have created a force multiplier that helps you get more work done faster and cheaper." - Tom Preston-Werner
8. GITHUB IS YOUR RESUME
9. code.dblock.org/github-is-your-new-resume
10. anti-pattern.com/github-is-your-resume-now
11. osrc.dfm.io
12. resume.github.io
13. and what happens? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
14. 1. Learn Git
15. 2. Create a repo
16. 3. Work like there’s no tomorrow
17. 4. Everybody ignores it
18. marketing promotion advertising # ! @ # @ ! & & ! ? # & # @ ! # ?
19. "The one thing every software engineer should know is not how to write amazing code, but how to market themselves and their projects" - Steve Yegge
20. choose the right code repository #01
21. bitbucket.org
22. code.google.com
23. github.com
24. github.com/google
25. pick a good name #02
26. ? chrome android dart polymer angular ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
27. google.com/alerts
28. polymer polyfill
29. pitch it in a single sentence #03
30. google.com/chrome/browser
31. google.com/chrome/browser
32. build a good looking website #04
33. emberjs.com
34. foundation.zurb.com
35. github.com/search?q=stars%3a>1&s=stars&type=Repositories
36. 98% of the 50 most popular projects on Github have a website
37. create a live demo #05
38. getbootstrap.com
39. zenorocha.github.io/voice-elements
40. everything needs to be in english #06
41. braziljs.github.io/conf-boilerplate
42. github.com/braziljs/conf-boilerplate/issues/91
43. amazeui.org
44. github.com/allmobilize/amazeui/issues
45. learn markdown #07
46. daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
47. help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown
48. stackoverflow.com/editing-help
49. care about the README #08
50. title description install usage authors license
51. github.com/google/web-starter-kit
52. github.com/zenorocha/sublime-javascript-snippets
53. gist.github.com/zenorocha/4526327
54. remove the barriers #09
55. github.com/h5bp/html5please Few steps! Cool :)
56. nodejs.org/download
57. npmjs.org
58. gulpjs.com
59. ruby-lang.org/en/downloads
60. rubygems.org/pages/download
61. sass-lang.com/install
62. compass-style.org/install
63. write blogposts or record screencasts #10
64. rubyonrails.org
65. railscasts.com
66. google.com/chrome/browser
67. html5rocks.com
68. pick a license #11
69. zenorocha.mit-license.org
70. wtfpl.net
71. choosealicense.com
72. understand how semver works #12
73. semver.org
74. github.com/Polymer/polymer/tags
75. maintain a changelog #13
76. $ git log
77. github.com/Polymer/polymer/commits/master
78. github.com/Polymer/polymer/releases
79. github.com/angular/angular.js/commits/master
80. github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
81. keepachangelog.com
82. share it on social media #14
83. customelements.io
84. twitter.com/smashingmag/status/95456628412915712
85. promote it on niched sites and curated lists #15
86. news.ycombinator.com
87. echojs.com
88. html5weekly.com
89. rubyweekly.com
90. consider creating social media accounts #16
91. facebook.com/android
92. twitter.com/dart_lang
93. make it fun to use and contribute #17
94. yeoman.io
95. Yeoman CLI
96. goo.gl/HinoPA
97. keep up with user support #18
98. groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/angular
99. stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/angularjs
100. github.com/angular/angular.js/issues
101. github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/10093
102. venturebeat.com/2012/01/30/dahl-out-mike-drop
103. don’t do it by yourself #19
104. browserdiet.com
105. browserdiet.com/zh
107. don’t give up #20
108. jqueryboilerplate.com
109. github.com/jquery-boilerplate/jquery-boilerplate/pull/10
110. ~ 2,000 stars
111. "Nobody ever changed anything by remaining quiet" - Jeff Atwood
113. zenorocha.com Thanks!