Why Contributing Seems Scary
summary
Argues that contribution barriers are social and procedural not technical, backed by specific actions: a first four lines of code pull request that lands on EmberTimes and an EmberMap screencast, volunteering in a Zoe suit, and small website edits of four or five lines of code that validate contributors. Cites events with 8,000 people and 800 talks, recommends using the All Contributors spec, gratitude, asking people to contribute to their strengths, and shows that tiny concrete tasks plus social invitation reliably produce ongoing involvement.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 5:33The all Contributor Spec
- 6:16Motivation
- 7:38Social Norms
- 8:40Psychological Sense of Community
- 11:34Community Commitment
- 12:39Ask People To Contribute to Their Strengths
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