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Ask HN: How do I get contributors interested in my open source project?

4 pointsby primemod3almost 10 years ago
I'm working on a Ruby gem that adds two-way data binding functionality to Rails apps, and am looking for additional contributors. Any suggestions on how to get other people to help out?

2 comments

theaccordancealmost 10 years ago
My general assumption about contributors is that the labor they&#x27;re investing provides some personal benefit to themselves. That could be either the value they&#x27;ll receive from using the gem in their own projects, or as a portfolio showcase when selling themselves to clients or potential employers.<p>Since you didn&#x27;t provide a link to your gem, we&#x27;ll also assume you haven&#x27;t built it yet. If you want complete strangers to help you, you&#x27;ll most likely need to build it yourself until it&#x27;s reached enough popularity that people are submitting issues and requests for feature enhancements.
veetialmost 10 years ago
Start by posting a link.