Re:xz: A Microcosm of the interactions in Open Source projects
by kabes on Sunday March 31, 2024 @12:11PM
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I recently discovered a bug in the react-hooks-form library.
The author there does the absolute minimum of interaction.
Issues not following exactly the template or lack a repro gets closed immediately without any comment, actual bugs also see very limited comment or openness to discussion.
It felt a bit weird at first, but I do get the author and the library is succesful, maybe exactly because of this approach.
It made me reconsider some of the effort I spend in my open source projects with useless issues / comments.
The author there does the absolute minimum of interaction.
Issues not following exactly the template or lack a repro gets closed immediately without any comment, actual bugs also see very limited comment or openness to discussion.
It felt a bit weird at first, but I do get the author and the library is succesful, maybe exactly because of this approach.
It made me reconsider some of the effort I spend in my open source projects with useless issues / comments.