Ask HN: Do you contribute to open source projects?

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  • go-sqlite3

    sqlite3 driver for go using database/sql

    When I worked as an employee I contributed mostly just with docs fixes or bug reports (and not that often). I think it's mostly a mindset of seeing an issue yourself and noticing that others probably also are confused or misled by something so you go and report it!

    Now that I'm working full-time on open-source and my own company I can contribute more easily to projects like upgrading SQLite source in a few bindings libraries [0], [1], [2] when 3.38 came out.

    If anyone is interested in contributing to open-source and wants a bit more guidance though I have a number of good "first timer" projects related to data tools. Only expectation is that you have some experience with Go. Join discord.multiprocess.io, go to the #dev channel and say hi!

    [0] https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3/pull/1019

    [1] https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3/pull/1550

    [2] https://github.com/JoshuaWise/better-sqlite3/pull/778

  • node-sqlite3

    SQLite3 bindings for Node.js

    When I worked as an employee I contributed mostly just with docs fixes or bug reports (and not that often). I think it's mostly a mindset of seeing an issue yourself and noticing that others probably also are confused or misled by something so you go and report it!

    Now that I'm working full-time on open-source and my own company I can contribute more easily to projects like upgrading SQLite source in a few bindings libraries [0], [1], [2] when 3.38 came out.

    If anyone is interested in contributing to open-source and wants a bit more guidance though I have a number of good "first timer" projects related to data tools. Only expectation is that you have some experience with Go. Join discord.multiprocess.io, go to the #dev channel and say hi!

    [0] https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3/pull/1019

    [1] https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3/pull/1550

    [2] https://github.com/JoshuaWise/better-sqlite3/pull/778

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • better-sqlite3

    The fastest and simplest library for SQLite3 in Node.js.

    When I worked as an employee I contributed mostly just with docs fixes or bug reports (and not that often). I think it's mostly a mindset of seeing an issue yourself and noticing that others probably also are confused or misled by something so you go and report it!

    Now that I'm working full-time on open-source and my own company I can contribute more easily to projects like upgrading SQLite source in a few bindings libraries [0], [1], [2] when 3.38 came out.

    If anyone is interested in contributing to open-source and wants a bit more guidance though I have a number of good "first timer" projects related to data tools. Only expectation is that you have some experience with Go. Join discord.multiprocess.io, go to the #dev channel and say hi!

    [0] https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3/pull/1019

    [1] https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3/pull/1550

    [2] https://github.com/JoshuaWise/better-sqlite3/pull/778

  • web_app_from_scratch

    One script for every web framework which sets up a minimal web app with routing, templates and users.

    I am building an open source web framework comparison.

    The idea is to put together a project that gives an overview of how to set up a minimal viable web application from scratch via all the different frameworks.

    For each framework the project features a self explanatory shell script that builds a web app with routing, templates and user accounts. So there is no ambiguity of how to reproduce the results. And it is even possible to just copy&paste the steps into a docker container and see the framework in action.

    So if you want to compare how the frameworks do templating, you can look at the "Let's use templates" part and have a quick overview of how it is done in Django, Laravel, Flask, Symfony, NextJS...

    So far, 5 developer joined and contributed.

    Here is the repo:

    https://github.com/no-gravity/web_app_from_scratch

  • owid-grapher

    A platform for creating interactive data visualizations

    I contribute to Our World In Data [0] and some of the Rails repos. I also run my own open source projects [1][2].

    I've just recently started doing it, and I only put in a few hours each week. Slow and steady wins the race. My motivation is three-fold: First, it's gratifying to give something back to software I love using for free. Second, I learn a lot. Third, if I ever want to work with one of the companies who are stewarding these repos, it gives me a leg up in the application process.

    0: https://github.com/owid/owid-grapher

    1: https://github.com/shafy/fugu

    2: https://github.com/mapzy/mapzy

  • fugu

    Fugu is simple, privacy-friendly, open-source and self-hostable product analytics. 🐡 (by shafy)

    I contribute to Our World In Data [0] and some of the Rails repos. I also run my own open source projects [1][2].

    I've just recently started doing it, and I only put in a few hours each week. Slow and steady wins the race. My motivation is three-fold: First, it's gratifying to give something back to software I love using for free. Second, I learn a lot. Third, if I ever want to work with one of the companies who are stewarding these repos, it gives me a leg up in the application process.

    0: https://github.com/owid/owid-grapher

    1: https://github.com/shafy/fugu

    2: https://github.com/mapzy/mapzy

  • mapzy

    Simple, open-source and self-hostable store finder.

    I contribute to Our World In Data [0] and some of the Rails repos. I also run my own open source projects [1][2].

    I've just recently started doing it, and I only put in a few hours each week. Slow and steady wins the race. My motivation is three-fold: First, it's gratifying to give something back to software I love using for free. Second, I learn a lot. Third, if I ever want to work with one of the companies who are stewarding these repos, it gives me a leg up in the application process.

    0: https://github.com/owid/owid-grapher

    1: https://github.com/shafy/fugu

    2: https://github.com/mapzy/mapzy

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