Why nobody cares about your new open source project

GDE Summit

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

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2. OPEN
   YOUR CODE
   

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

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4. amazon.com/gp/product/B005MU3VKO
   

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

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6. but why?
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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
   

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8. GITHUB
   IS YOUR RESUME
   

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

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

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11. osrc.dfm.io
    

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12. resume.github.io
    

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13. and what
    happens?
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14. 1. Learn Git
    

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15. 2. Create a repo
    

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16. 3. Work like there’s no tomorrow
    

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17. 4. Everybody ignores it
    

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18. marketing
    promotion
    advertising
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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
    

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20. choose the
    right code
    repository
    #01
    

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21. bitbucket.org
    

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22. code.google.com
    

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23. github.com
    

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24. github.com/google
    

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25. pick a
    good name
    #02
    

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26. ?
    chrome
    android
    dart
    polymer
    angular
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27. google.com/alerts
    

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28. polymer
    polyfill
    

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29. pitch it
    in a single
    sentence
    #03
    

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30. google.com/chrome/browser
    

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31. google.com/chrome/browser
    

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32. build a
    good looking
    website
    #04
    

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33. emberjs.com
    

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34. foundation.zurb.com
    

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

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

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37. create a
    live demo
    #05
    

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38. getbootstrap.com
    

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39. zenorocha.github.io/voice-elements
    

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40. everything
    needs to be
    in english
    #06
    

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41. braziljs.github.io/conf-boilerplate
    

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

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43. amazeui.org
    

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44. github.com/allmobilize/amazeui/issues
    

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45. learn
    markdown
    #07
    

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46. daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
    

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

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48. stackoverflow.com/editing-help
    

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49. care about
    the README
    #08
    

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50. title
    description
    install
    usage
    authors
    license
    

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

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

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53. gist.github.com/zenorocha/4526327
    

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54. remove the
    barriers
    #09
    

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

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56. nodejs.org/download
    

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57. npmjs.org
    

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58. gulpjs.com
    

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59. ruby-lang.org/en/downloads
    

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60. rubygems.org/pages/download
    

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61. sass-lang.com/install
    

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62. compass-style.org/install
    

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63. write
    blogposts
    or record
    screencasts
    #10
    

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64. rubyonrails.org
    

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65. railscasts.com
    

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66. google.com/chrome/browser
    

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67. html5rocks.com
    

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68. pick a license
    #11
    

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69. zenorocha.mit-license.org
    

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70. wtfpl.net
    

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71. choosealicense.com
    

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72. understand
    how semver
    works
    #12
    

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73. semver.org
    

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74. github.com/Polymer/polymer/tags
    

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75. maintain a
    changelog
    #13
    

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76. $ git log
    

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

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78. github.com/Polymer/polymer/releases
    

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

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

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81. keepachangelog.com
    

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82. share it on
    social media
    #14
    

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83. customelements.io
    

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84. twitter.com/smashingmag/status/95456628412915712
    

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

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86. news.ycombinator.com
    

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87. echojs.com
    

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88. html5weekly.com
    

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89. rubyweekly.com
    

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90. consider
    creating
    social media
    accounts
    #16
    

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91. facebook.com/android
    

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92. twitter.com/dart_lang
    

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93. make it fun
    to use and
    contribute
    #17
    

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94. yeoman.io
    

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95. Yeoman CLI
    

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96. goo.gl/HinoPA
    

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97. keep up with
    user support
    #18
    

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

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99. stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/angularjs
    

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

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

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

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103. don’t do it
     by yourself
     #19
     

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104. browserdiet.com
     

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105. browserdiet.com/zh
     

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107. don’t give up
     #20
     

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108. jqueryboilerplate.com
     

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

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110. ~ 2,000 stars
     

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

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113. zenorocha.com
     Thanks!
     

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