This answer goes for most forms of work, not just OSS. Plenty of unsung work happening at your local shop, like mentoring junior devs, too.
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Self-promotion such a dirty, dirty word in the dev community. Self-cooking isn't. Of course: either hire someone to cook or do it yourself.
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@patio11 It's really hard for many OSS devs to accept the fact that people aren't that interested in your project unless you do marketing. -
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@patio11 Related issue that bugfixing and maintenance is widely undervalued. Often harder than writing new code, not treated like itThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 Yes, there's the "megaprojects" that "just take off"* but that's the 0.001% *over years, probablyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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