The X’s and O’s of Open Source with ShotGeek with Kudzayi Bamhare
summary
A passion project becomes an open-source product in 2024 that combines Django with the NBA API to stop made-up stats, deploys a prototype, creates beginner-friendly good first issues, and runs community shootarounds that net the first contributors. Contributions slow, maintainership remains founder-heavy, and unpaid work causes burnout. Plans include governance, documented onboarding, and a stipend-backed Shotgeek Shot Creator Program to fund contributors and make the project sustainable.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:05Finding passion in projects
- 6:42Fullcourt press on projects
- 8:47ShotGeek open source
- 10:11Open source project polish
- 11:55Getting contributors started
- 14:03Sustaining open source
- 18:15Joy in work
- 20:19Q&A
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