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I have never participated in Hacktoberfest as a maintainer, but we are thinking of doing so this year as our software has become more mature and we have acquire
by zomglings 4y ago
I have never participated in Hacktoberfest as a maintainer, but we are thinking of doing so this year as our software has become more mature and we have acquired more users.
If anyone else has participated as a maintainer, do you have any tips to make it easier for people to contribute to a project?
We have multiple repos - should we focus contributions on a single repo? (We are a small team - 9 people.)
Our documentation sucks right now, but I am working on it very actively and hope to at least somewhat remedy the situation in the coming 10 days.
If you were a Hacktoberfest maintainer or contributor in the past, your advice would be appreciated.
- mmegger 4y agoYou should check out SendGrid's case study on how they managed Hacktoberfest. It has a lot of good information there. https://sendgrid.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/SendGrid-Hacktoberfest.pdf https://sendgrid.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/SendGrid-Hacktob... A great way to get the most out of Hacktoberfest for your repo is to identify where you need help before and create issues in those repositories with the label "hacktoberfest" or "good first issue" or any other tag to signify the task is a good entry point into your project. A lot of first time contributors check out websites like https://goodfirstissues.com/ https://goodfirstissues.com/ to find issues to work on. Other than that be vocal about your participation. Write a blog post, post on twitter, participate in the Hacktoberfest Discord, attend local Hacktoberfest events in your area, or even how your own Hacktoberfest event! Be sure to review the maintainer best practices on the website https://hacktoberfest.com/participation/#maintainers https://hacktoberfest.com/participation/#maintainers Happy Hacktoberfest and best of luck!
- zomglings 4y agoThank you!