The best part of open-source is that draws in people who are focused on long-term benefits instead of short-term profit. Contributing to open-source projects te

The best part of open-source is that draws in people who are focused on long-term benefits instead of short-term profit. Contributing to open-source projects teaches you how to write better code, how to work well with other developers and how to communicate your ideas effectively. It also gives you a network of other super smart people who can open all sorts of doors for you once you earn their respect. Money is a funny thing. Introducing money into something that you were previously doing out of passion completely changes the dynamic. Take sex for example. I like that Github Sponsors seems to be focused on supporting the developer for their ongoing efforts instead of being too transactional. Other companies have tried incentivizing specific features or bug fixes but they tend to draw in mercenaries who do the bare minimum to get the reward. This seems like a much better way to go. I'm impressed by the way Github are rolling this out. It will be interesting to watch how it changes the nature of open-source.