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GitHub already made this easier, but I feel like they just aren't pushing it in front of everyone early enough. They added support for the CONTRIBUTING/CONTRIBU
by apaprocki 13y ago
GitHub already made this easier, but I feel like they just aren't pushing it in front of everyone early enough. They added support for the CONTRIBUTING/CONTRIBUTING.md file[1], but it is only displayed when opening up an issue or pull request. I think all they would really need to do is advertise projects which have a properly set up file while browsing, similar to how README files are already displayed. If a person wants to contribute, telling them how to contribute only after opening up an issue/PR is a bit late, no?
[1] https://github.com/blog/1184-contributing-guidelines https://github.com/blog/1184-contributing-guidelines
- wasd 13y agoIt seems like contriubtion guidelines aren't necessarily what the author is pushing. AFIK, this wouldn't help new developers get up to speed with the code base.
- taproot 13y agoWell it would if owners set up their readme / contrib pages with a good overview of - "getting started as a developer" - "this is how this works" - "new developers should start reading here, browse here, and ignore this until later" style info. I think this is what the AP was bringing up. And it is what was being discussed in the blog post. Lowering the barrier to entry.