If quest issues took off more broadly I feel like I could call my career successful, having added just one thing of lasting value.https://twitter.com/wycats/status/937362127836258305 …
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I believe so.https://medium.com/@trek/source-quest-ff7d227d8fed …
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It's also how we organized the API/guide update on the race to 1.0
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Yeah. The more recent case that really sold me on it was https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/issues/13127 … As spoken in the voice of a Skyrim NPC.
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That was a great one! And I remember
@chancancode wondering if it was worth the time to put it all together vs doing it himself.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
It’s an amazing way to give people just the kernel of context they need to help push towards a goal.
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A bit of choir-preaching here but what’s really amazing is how often that kernel grows and you get a new contributor. IIRC
@rwjblue started contributing because we had had a clear CTA and some guide rails. (Pun intended)2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Obviously not everyone will convert from new contributor to project godfather, but it only takes one!
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What really surprised me is how much people can do incredibly hard and internal work (and help with slogs) with a bit of guidance
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People really really really want to help. Mostly however they will be helpful. They just don't know how. And the baseline assumption about what a "drive by contributor" can do vastly underestimated what they can do (and become) with a little guidance.
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Of course getting decision making out into the public and away from internal processes at single companies is a prerequisite for any of this.
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