Open sourcing is addictive because of the feedback loop
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It really isn't isn't exciting to throw something up on a public repo and see the comments come back, see people making suggestions, pull requests, those things are those things are real help and it makes you feel like it's not just you going in alone
Episode 107: Clippy for Developers! (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:29:31 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Talking about Pocket Casts open-sourcing its apps, Dave says putting code on a public repo changes your mindset. Comments, suggestions and pull requests come back, and you stop feeling like you're building alone.
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Episode 107: Clippy for Developers! (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:28:49 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
I think there is a real mindset shift that happens when people begin to open source things. You do kind of get addicted to it.
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