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I fear that this will hit the same problem that I've seen over and over again in the open source world when people show up with the question: "What should I wo
by wheels 17y ago
I fear that this will hit the same problem that I've seen over and over again in the open source world when people show up with the question:
"What should I work on?"
If they weren't driven enough to already have a list of things they would like to do, they rarely were motivated enough to latch onto ideas when given them. A much more promising question was:
"How do I...?"
(Blog entry of mine from 2006, "On Being Unresponsive": http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/2284 http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/2284)
- pg 17y agoNot all motivated people have a list, and the ones who are inexperienced may have a list, but can't prioritize it.
- jbr 17y agoIf you've got a group of people you trust (a team), let the group prioritize the list together. The result will be higher quality and more people will feel ownership of the ultimate selection. Shameless plug, but on topic: My company makes a tool for exactly this problem, http://www.stormweight.com/ http://www.stormweight.com/
- mtrichardson 17y agoThe Django team's organization of sprints has been awesome - we had 40ish people show up in Portland. Very few of them use Django regularly, some never had, but because we had two committers with a nice big list, everybody not only had a good time but was very productive. Sometimes all people need is a little nudge, helping hand and direction.
- wheels 17y agoIt's pretty easy to stay motivated for two days. Staying motivated for a few years is a lot harder. How many of the people from that sprint became core contributors afterwards? That would seem to be the important data point.