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I get that you need to differentiate your project from others if you want to find adoption, and one way of doing that is to compare it to who you feel are compe
by nusl 3y ago
I get that you need to differentiate your project from others if you want to find adoption, and one way of doing that is to compare it to who you feel are competitors. I do feel that the word “competitor” should rather be “alternative” since I don’t think this or many other projects are trying to compete, but instead just trying to exist in their own way and do their own thing. If someone likes it enough but finds a pain point they might contribute that change, too.
Also, part of the beauty of open source is not trying to conform or constantly compare your project to others. It’s awesome that such diversity exists in project communities and the cross-pollination of ideas resulting from it.
- cyanydeez 3y agopeople are simple LLMs. triggering comparisons does a lot of magic that paragraphs of flavor text doesn't do, especially if you're trying to get momentum. it doesn't really matter what you label those comparisons. think of it like LLM optimization.
- nusl 3y agoSure. I don’t feel that every larger project released publicly should seek momentum or recognition to be considered a contribution to software, or that this has to be a goal of any software aiming to grow. Often, folks that are familiar enough with specific domains are able to draw their own comparisons from reading basic docs. If a project was aiming to get wider adoption and traction/momentum then yes, I agree. It doesn’t seem that this is an immediate goal of this project though.
- alexpadula 3y agoNo it's not an immediate goal. It's just a good feeling building something useful to you and it be useful to others that's why I strive to perfect it in every way whether it be documentation, code, design.. doesn't matter! I'll also obviously try to share it with the world in every way I can! :)