The latest articles on Forem by MyferIsADev (@myfer). https://forem.com/myfer https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1487457%2Ff38d8963-e3fc-48c8-83bf-34c155cc2666.png https://forem.com/myfer en MyferIsADev Mon, 13 May 2024 03:20:06 +0000 https://forem.com/myfer/quality-over-quanity-what-to-post-on-github-2cn https://forem.com/myfer/quality-over-quanity-what-to-post-on-github-2cn <p>It's not about how many GitHub repositories you have, it's about the code inside them. What they do, what impact your project has, how many people use it. 🧑‍💻</p> <p>You want to publish almost anything that you are satisficed with and that you think is cool.<br> You don't want to publish unfinished crappy side-projects, you want to publish projects with potential 💖! Even if it's a work-in-progress you still want to publish it on your GitHub as long as you are <em>still</em> working on the project, if not add a <code>topic</code> such as "unmaintained" or even archive it! 😵</p> <h2> But why publish on GitHub? </h2> <p>Well, you can say "I made an app" or "I made a program" or whatever you want but you'll still need proof where if you don't have a GitHub you have no proof.</p> <p>If you have a GitHub you can have proof or even a license as well as credits to you and your other contributors if you have any.</p> <p>Not only proving that you made something but also the GitHub <em>community</em>, the GitHub community is a truly beautiful thing with open-source contributors around the globe. You can receive feedback, receive bug fixes, or receive code to help out with your project all from open-source contributors on GitHub, who knows maybe you could become an open-source contributor to multiple projects!</p> <h2> What if I don't use GitHub? </h2> <p>Well, this goes for everything like GitHub! Like Replit, SourceForge, Bitbucket, etc.<br> Whenever having an account for a platform like GitHub where open-source projects/code is shared, you want to follow the rule of quality over quanity, because it's important.</p> <blockquote> <p>An idiot admires complexity<br> A genius admires simplicity 💖</p> </blockquote> <h2> That's all! </h2> <p>I really hope my first post here was well-received, feedback is extremely appreciated.<br> Thanks for reading! 💖</p> github repo tips helpful