But in the scope of an open source project user retention is not always the most important thing. One could argue that pre-2010 Twitter itself is proof that no

But in the scope of an open source project user retention is not always the most important thing. One could argue that pre-2010 Twitter itself is proof that not having the slickest onboarding path is not something that will prevent success. Onboarding can be improved and reinforced over time. Infrastructure is much more complex and building it first prevents a fake-it-until-you-make-it mindset.