Build a Better Hat Rack: All Contributions Welcome
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Argues that noncode work is routinely invisible and shows concrete fixes including a five step write a list about someone else hat rack protocol a public hashtag #LABHR and tools that scan GitHub for interactions not just commits The demo tool octo-hat is on PyPI and it finds about 1200 unacknowledged contributors in one large project so the talk is practical it shows GitHub limitations how people game contribution graphs and a runnable way to surface and thank helpers
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