Why nobody cares about your new open source project

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1. why nobody cares about your new open source project @zenorocha

2. OPEN YOUR CODE

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

4. amazon.com/gp/product/B005MU3VKO

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

6. but why? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

7. "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

8. GITHUB IS YOUR RESUME

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

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

11. osrc.dfm.io

12. resume.github.io

13. and what happens? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

14. 1. Learn Git

15. 2. Create a repo

16. 3. Work like there’s no tomorrow

17. 4. Everybody ignores it

18. marketing promotion advertising # ! @ # @ ! &

    & ! ? # & # @ ! # ?

19. "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

20. choose the right code repository #01

21. bitbucket.org

22. code.google.com

23. github.com

24. github.com/google

25. pick a good name #02

26. ? chrome android dart polymer angular ? ? ? ?

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

27. google.com/alerts

28. polymer polyfill

29. pitch it in a single sentence #03

30. google.com/chrome/browser

31. google.com/chrome/browser

32. build a good looking website #04

33. emberjs.com

34. foundation.zurb.com

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

36. 98% of the 50 most popular projects on Github have

    a website

37. create a live demo #05

38. getbootstrap.com

39. zenorocha.github.io/voice-elements

40. everything needs to be in english #06

41. braziljs.github.io/conf-boilerplate

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

43. amazeui.org

44. github.com/allmobilize/amazeui/issues

45. learn markdown #07

46. daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax

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

48. stackoverflow.com/editing-help

49. care about the README #08

50. title description install usage authors license

51. github.com/google/web-starter-kit

52. github.com/zenorocha/sublime-javascript-snippets

53. gist.github.com/zenorocha/4526327

54. remove the barriers #09

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

56. nodejs.org/download

57. npmjs.org

58. gulpjs.com

59. ruby-lang.org/en/downloads

60. rubygems.org/pages/download

61. sass-lang.com/install

62. compass-style.org/install

63. write blogposts or record screencasts #10

64. rubyonrails.org

65. railscasts.com

66. google.com/chrome/browser

67. html5rocks.com

68. pick a license #11

69. zenorocha.mit-license.org

70. wtfpl.net

71. choosealicense.com

72. understand how semver works #12

73. semver.org

74. github.com/Polymer/polymer/tags

75. maintain a changelog #13

76. $ git log

77. github.com/Polymer/polymer/commits/master

78. github.com/Polymer/polymer/releases

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

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

81. keepachangelog.com

82. share it on social media #14

83. customelements.io

84. twitter.com/smashingmag/status/95456628412915712

85. promote it on niched sites and curated lists #15

86. news.ycombinator.com

87. echojs.com

88. html5weekly.com

89. rubyweekly.com

90. consider creating social media accounts #16

91. facebook.com/android

92. twitter.com/dart_lang

93. make it fun to use and contribute #17

94. yeoman.io

95. Yeoman CLI

96. goo.gl/HinoPA

97. keep up with user support #18

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

99. stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/angularjs

100. github.com/angular/angular.js/issues

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

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

103. don’t do it by yourself #19

104. browserdiet.com

105. browserdiet.com/zh

106. None

107. don’t give up #20

108. jqueryboilerplate.com

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

110. ~ 2,000 stars

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

112. None

113. zenorocha.com Thanks!