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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     None
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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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     None
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     zenorocha.com Thanks!