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Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

203 points aaronbrethorst | 1 comments | 16 Nov 24 17:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.26s | source

Let's match open source projects that need help with developers looking to contribute. Think of this as "Who's Hiring" but for open source - a monthly thread to surface interesting projects that could use more hands.

Please include: Project name and description (if not widely known); Tech stack; Areas needing help (DOCS, CODE, DESIGN, etc.); Level (BEGINNER-FRIENDLY if applicable); Email address or other means of contacting you.

Ground rules:

Post only if you maintain/run the project

One post per project/suite

No commercial recruitment

No thread complaints

Developers: Only reach out if you actually want to contribute.

1. drewp ◴[16 Nov 24 21:26 UTC] No.42159503[source]▶
Looks like the same mission as:

* https://www.codeshelter.co/

* https://up-for-grabs.net/

* https://www.codetriage.com/ (mentioned in these comments)

I seem to recall yet another one, maybe with a name that invoked a traveling group of helpers who would jump into projects briefly to fix them up?

On a related note, it would be cool if there was a way to leave a hobo sign equivalent if you find a project that is well-run and easy to contribute to. If the build and tests Just Work, etc., we should praise that project in a way that 1) encourages helpers to pick it since they'll have a good experience, and 2) provides a good example for other projects to follow.