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I have ~4k start in 2 Python libraries. Both help fetch live news articles. Links below. These were my first libraries. I took the approach of promoting them
by artembugara 5y ago
I have ~4k start in 2 Python libraries. Both help fetch live news articles. Links below.
These were my first libraries.
I took the approach of promoting them as any other product. You have to "sell" your code. Even if it's 100% free.
In my opinion, the most important thing is DEMO. Just make a GIF where you showcase what your software does:
* 80% of engineers won't even bother to read the description
No one will spend their precious time trying to get through your code.
[0] https://github.com/kotartemiy/newscatcher https://github.com/kotartemiy/newscatcher Programmatically collect normalized news from (almost) any website.
[1] https://github.com/kotartemiy/pygooglenews https://github.com/kotartemiy/pygooglenews If Google News had a Python library
- MawKKe 5y agoDemos sure are important, however I would advocate using videos (.mp4) instead of GIF. That way you can pause and seek the video, to get better idea what's going on. So many times I've come across demo GIFs/animated shell sessions that "type" at about 1000 characters a minute, and the animation loops over before I even had a chance to blink.
- artembugara 5y agoI agree, a live console/showcase website are even better.
- Siira 5y agoThe problem is that these don’t get inlined in Github/Gitlab, and people (including myself) don’t like waiting for an external link to load.
- artembugara 5y agoMy article where I briefly explain how I approach open-sourcing my code: https://newscatcherapi.com/blog/how-to-present-showcase-open-source-projects-practical-guide https://newscatcherapi.com/blog/how-to-present-showcase-open...