Why nobody cares about your new open source project

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why nobody cares about your new open source project @zenorocha

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OPEN YOUR CODE

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infoworld.com/article/2611456/data-center/the-coming-push-for-open-source-everything.html

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amazon.com/gp/product/B005MU3VKO

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tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html

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but why? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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"If your code is popular enough to attract outside contributions, you will have created a force multiplier that helps you get more work done faster and cheaper." - Tom Preston-Werner

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GITHUB IS YOUR RESUME

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code.dblock.org/github-is-your-new-resume

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anti-pattern.com/github-is-your-resume-now

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osrc.dfm.io

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resume.github.io

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and what happens? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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1. Learn Git

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2. Create a repo

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3. Work like there’s no tomorrow

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4. Everybody ignores it

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marketing promotion advertising # ! @ # @ ! & & ! ? # & # @ ! # ?

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"The one thing every software engineer should know is not how to write amazing code, but how to market themselves and their projects" - Steve Yegge

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choose the right code repository #01

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bitbucket.org

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code.google.com

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github.com

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github.com/google

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pick a good name #02

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? chrome android dart polymer angular ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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google.com/alerts

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polymer polyfill

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pitch it in a single sentence #03

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google.com/chrome/browser

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google.com/chrome/browser

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build a good looking website #04

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emberjs.com

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foundation.zurb.com

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github.com/search?q=stars%3a>1&s=stars&type=Repositories

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98% of the 50 most popular projects on Github have a website

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create a live demo #05

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getbootstrap.com

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zenorocha.github.io/voice-elements

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everything needs to be in english #06

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braziljs.github.io/conf-boilerplate

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github.com/braziljs/conf-boilerplate/issues/91

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amazeui.org

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github.com/allmobilize/amazeui/issues

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learn markdown #07

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daringﬁreball.net/projects/markdown/syntax

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help.github.com/articles/github-ﬂavored-markdown

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stackoverﬂow.com/editing-help

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care about the README #08

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title description install usage authors license

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github.com/google/web-starter-kit

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github.com/zenorocha/sublime-javascript-snippets

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gist.github.com/zenorocha/4526327

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remove the barriers #09

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github.com/h5bp/html5please Few steps! Cool :)

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nodejs.org/download

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npmjs.org

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gulpjs.com

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ruby-lang.org/en/downloads

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rubygems.org/pages/download

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sass-lang.com/install

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compass-style.org/install

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write blogposts or record screencasts #10

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rubyonrails.org

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railscasts.com

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google.com/chrome/browser

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html5rocks.com

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pick a license #11

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zenorocha.mit-license.org

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wtfpl.net

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choosealicense.com

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understand how semver works #12

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semver.org

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github.com/Polymer/polymer/tags

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maintain a changelog #13

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$ git log

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github.com/Polymer/polymer/commits/master

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github.com/Polymer/polymer/releases

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github.com/angular/angular.js/commits/master

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github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

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keepachangelog.com

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share it on social media #14

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customelements.io

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twitter.com/smashingmag/status/95456628412915712

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promote it on niched sites and curated lists #15

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news.ycombinator.com

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echojs.com

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html5weekly.com

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rubyweekly.com

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consider creating social media accounts #16

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facebook.com/android

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twitter.com/dart_lang

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make it fun to use and contribute #17

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yeoman.io

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Yeoman CLI

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goo.gl/HinoPA

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keep up with user support #18

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groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/angular

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stackoverﬂow.com/questions/tagged/angularjs

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github.com/angular/angular.js/issues

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github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/10093

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venturebeat.com/2012/01/30/dahl-out-mike-drop

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don’t do it by yourself #19

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browserdiet.com

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browserdiet.com/zh

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don’t give up #20

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jqueryboilerplate.com

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github.com/jquery-boilerplate/jquery-boilerplate/pull/10

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~ 2,000 stars

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"Nobody ever changed anything by remaining quiet" - Jeff Atwood

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zenorocha.com Thanks!