Lessons Learned Building Open Source Software(mitchellhashimoto.com)

63 pointsby zmanji14 yıl önce4 comments

Lessons Learned Building Open Source Software

http://mitchellhashimoto.com/post/20106073460/lessons-learned-building-open-source

3 comments

rdoherty14 yıl önce

++ for documentation. I'd say start with that first and think about how a brand new user will use your software. How do I install? What are the dependencies? Etc.

Good documentation can easily trump bad code and architecture.

GertG14 yıl önce

With no experience at all, I'd like to add a marketing lesson: if you write a blog post concerning your project, make sure it features an easy link to that project.

nodata14 yıl önce

I couldn't find "support the major operating system platforms".

That means my ten year supported version of Red Hat or Windows.

Sandman14 yıl önce

There's a whole paragraph that starts with "Support Windows ASAP".