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I have like 30 projects on github, I don't expect any of them to really go anywhere, it's just where I put stuff when I'm playing with a new concept. There are

I have like 30 projects on github, I don't expect any of them to really go anywhere, it's just where I put stuff when I'm playing with a new concept. There are ~3 projects that I would have actually have liked to go somewhere, real projects not toys, that I have abandoned. So that "98% of projects" statistic is fair, but I think those numbers would be looking a lot better if you accounted for the fact that github is just a place to throw stuff up. Just because something is on github doesn't mean it's an open source "project".

zwkrt 7y ago
It seems like a silly metric. Almost all code gets abandoned, and at an alarming rate. Unless you happened to build a popular database or an operating system component, it’s likely that your code is gone in 10 years. And if not, your code is likely the future bane of some developer who despises maintaining it since it is such a bear to update to their unforeseeable requirements.
bsder 7y ago
> I have like 30 projects on github, I don't expect any of them to really go anywhere, it's just where I put stuff when I'm playing with a new concept. Then why put it there? git works fine without github. And by putting your projects on github all you did was add to the baseline white noise that people have to filter through.
- codyb 7y ago
  For backups, ease of access, and so potential clients and employers can see. Although most of my newer work resides on my privately hosted gitea.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  Where should I put it? Or are you suggesting not sharing it at all?
  - BlueTemplar 7y ago
    My view is different from the person you're answering to, but - on an actual open-source based website that hasn't been bought by a closed-source transnational corporation ?