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I managed to stumble across my first contribution to a popular open source project about 2 months ago but haven't actively looked for one since. It could be wor

by casegg 2y ago

I managed to stumble across my first contribution to a popular open source project about 2 months ago but haven't actively looked for one since. It could be worthwhile to take another look, but it's hard to not feel the imposter syndrome.

_akhe 2y ago
Yeah especially in that scenario. Do something super trendy with LLMs or procedural pixel art or something and do a Show HN. Looking at nuance.js you seem to like writing libraries. The JavaScript side of AI needs lots of help with little utilities and stuff like this! I think a project + Show HN would: - build confidence - get eyes and feedback on your work - increase your legitmacy to others ultimately resulting in people contacting you Make it a point to show Hacker News something awesome every Friday until you get a job, would give you a metronome and carrot-on-a-stick at least - "hope" I think they call it