Please, don't create PRs about features you haven't discussed with the core team 🙏
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Please, don't create PRs about features you haven't discussed with the core team 🙏
nodejs.org/en/blog/anno...
Sloppy contributions waste hours of time of people who are trying to keep open-source moving forward.
- Mitchell Hashimoto locked Zig
- tldraw followed
- curl as well
- Node.js is the latest, Matteo Collina was sick and tired as well
Why? Well, AI can produce slop, and unsupervised AI creates even more slop. But people who aren't experienced enough simply believe that what they've done is amazing, and they create those PRs fast without thinking twice about what they're doing.
I've talked to a developer recently who said that they are already thinking about not allowing anyone to simply submit a PR to their fresh open-source project.
Let's talk a bit about how the use of AI in open-source is hurting the open-source devs and why Node.js just shot down their HackerOne project.
I hope people in this business get inspired on how to approach this issue since some consultants are selling outright snake oil.
Also, I was on a podcast that tackles this topic, here's the link to that as well.
www.reo.dev/devgtm-ecosy...
I had some amazing chats these past few weeks, and these inspired me to write up a post on how to build and grow a developer community.
Let's just say that the ones who have been doing this for a long time have seen things.
www.literally.dev/resources/ho...
It contains interactive charts and should help you understand what you need to monitor when it comes to content on your website.
www.literally.dev/resources/me...
Talking about developer marketing metrics is easy but building those charts isn't.
This is why I've written another in-depth post about content marketing metrics that make sense when you're targeting developers 😃
I think having a clearly outlined strategy with measurable goals is the way to succeed. Impressions on social media can steer you away in the wrong direction, you need to focus on improving numbers you aren't happy with.
What indicates growth? What moves the needle for a fast-paced startup?
Is it attention someone's getting on social media, or is it their capacity to funnel that attention to awareness about what they do?
Retention, Revenue, Referral, Team: do they keep using the tool, support you, spread the word, and even want to contribute?
Instead of chasing vanity metrics, you get a system that shows where devs are dropping off and what’s actually moving the needle.
Foundation & scaling: can your tool even handle real usage?
Attention, Awareness, Activation, Aha! : do devs notice, understand, try your tool, and actually get value out of it?
If you've heard about Pirate Metrics (AARRR), you'll want to upgrade to Dirty Pirate Metrics (FAAAAARRRT) 🌬️
It sounds ridiculous, but this is how I got millions of website visitors:
Most devtool founders track “growth” with GitHub stars and social media likes, because vanity metrics make them feel good. However, this isn't how you should approach measuring your success and growth.
If you want to sell to developers:
- Make it easy for developers to make the buying decision on their own,
- Your documentation needs to be spot on!
- Don't force people on calls,
- Don't ask them to show you their credit card instantly.
Just get out of their way.
I am now on a mission to write about as many recipes as I can, if we don't share and learn from each other, we're all falling behind.
This week is for Pirate Metrics, with a new angle for every developer and open-source maintainer to evaluate how their tools are really doing.
Developers often share their cookbooks and recipes with others, asking for feedback.
Marketers also have their cookbooks, but they tend to hide them from others out of fear. I found that fear to be irrational.
Your AI-generated content will be the end of your thought leadership.
How many of you are using Pirate Metrics or want to implement them?
Moreover, how many are interested in monitoring those with easy to use tools like PostHog?
I am working on sth, and you may want to hear about it before I make it publicly available👂
I have worked in devtool companies for a decade. I’ve watched how teams build and ship products with accompanying documentation. There has been a time when we trusted our coworkers and collaborators, now we tend to trust LLMs more.
Clear and concise messaging is key to selling to devs.
- Don’t force people into a funnel
- Don’t make devs jump through hoops to try your product
- Answer common questions with a simple FAQ page
If you get this right, you don’t need to “convince” developers to use you. They’ll convince themselves
Do most people do weird stuff when testing new image generation tools?
I have given nano banana a ton of pictures from the zoo and asked it to put us all in a metal band.
The next time someone tells me GPT tools will eliminate content strategists and creators, I'll just show them this.
If you are struggling with figuring out which developers to target, this post should get you going in the right direction.
I talked to a few marketers and a couple of fresh founders who struggled with finding the right audience for their product, and they inspired me to write.
AI-first companies rely on Literally.dev to create and manage their docs. They have all the tools to generate their docs, yet, they rely on us.
Usage of LLMs in the docs, with no humans to monitor the process, leads to difficulties in onboarding developers. Don't make this mistake.
Here's the job ad if you're interested
literally.homerun.co/technical-w...
