Re:Ask HN: Are GitHub, GitLab, and similars just a fad?
by rgoulter on Monday July 05, 2021 @10:31PM
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There's a continuum between the widely used repos with >10k stars and the zero stars code from a tutorial.
I think it's still worthwhile to share code, because I think it's worthwhile to be able to _read_ code that others have written.
e.g. Making use of a Static Site Generator is by-programmers-for-programmers for fun. If I share my code, someone can copy-paste it and play around with it for themselves.
e.g. Projects with niche use cases will likely never receive many stars, but can still be worthwhile to share. I made a simple keyboard PCB design with KiCad, and shared this. It's nice to be able to see and make use of other designs.
When I read through people explaining how they achieved some solution with whatever tools, ("getting X running with Y on Z"), it's nice if their notes come with code so it's easier to try. -- Repositories like this with notes may not be very popular, but I appreciate that people share these.
I think it's still worthwhile to share code, because I think it's worthwhile to be able to _read_ code that others have written.
e.g. Making use of a Static Site Generator is by-programmers-for-programmers for fun. If I share my code, someone can copy-paste it and play around with it for themselves.
e.g. Projects with niche use cases will likely never receive many stars, but can still be worthwhile to share. I made a simple keyboard PCB design with KiCad, and shared this. It's nice to be able to see and make use of other designs.
When I read through people explaining how they achieved some solution with whatever tools, ("getting X running with Y on Z"), it's nice if their notes come with code so it's easier to try. -- Repositories like this with notes may not be very popular, but I appreciate that people share these.