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Re:Help I have a JavaScript Lib that blows away competition ... by azangru on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:31PM (#35575050)
Sorry for the dumb question; but what is the purpose of marketing an open-source library? The more popular a library becomes, the heavier the burden on the maintainer. Why would a maintainer go out of their way to increase the popularity of a library?
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Re:Help I have a JavaScript Lib that blows away competition ... by sagebird on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:33PM (#35575071)
Off the top of my head: Career considerations, raising one’s profile, obtaining requests for contract work.
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Re:Help I have a JavaScript Lib that blows away competition ... by bziwixueh on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:37PM (#35575118)
“I hope nobody finds out about my cool project I’ve worked hard on said nobody ever.
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Re:Help I have a JavaScript Lib that blows away competition ... by BrandoElFollito on Sunday April 16, 2023 @07:06AM (#35588952)
I think that the creator of Minecraft actually said that.
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Re:Help I have a JavaScript Lib that blows away competition ... by drowsspa on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:37PM (#35575114)
Pride? It must be nice to see people using your library.
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Re:Help I have a JavaScript Lib that blows away competition ... by colordrops on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:38PM (#35575132)
Why would you open source it if you don't want people to use it?
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Re:Help I have a JavaScript Lib that blows away competition ... by azangru on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:50PM (#35575252)
Because you don't mind people using it?
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