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> barrier of entry to contribute to your code What barrier, may I ask ? > it's a lot harder for others to discover it. The vast majority of stars I got was
by alcover 4y ago
> barrier of entry to contribute to your code
What barrier, may I ask ?
> it's a lot harder for others to discover it.
The vast majority of stars I got was from a HN submission, not from organic discovery through GH search.
- natefinch 4y agoFamiliarity with the UX and conventions on that platform. Almost everyone knows how to make a PR against a GitHub repo. But some random other code hosting site? It would be a lot less familiar, and people would have to spend time making an account and figuring out how to contribute. Even low barriers of entry can cause a big drop in user engagement.