Commit on consignment, still be gangster.
it's easier for users to get hooked
come back for more product.
slaying your enemies through Github
Marak Squires, author of over 50 node.js modules, several hundred rap songs, and co-founder of Nodejitsu explains step by step how to succeed in open-source by embracing the ancient art of gangster rap to get yourself over 500 followers on Github, an unstoppable crew of developers, and a bad-ass technology company.
This in-depth analysis of open-source in the Age of Github uses Gangster Rap as a corollary to help explain the idioms of succeeding in open-source through embracing the "Gangster" mentality.
| Open-Source | Gangster Rap |
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| Starting from scratch | Trying to make something out of nothing' |
| Treat your Code as your Product | Everday I'm hustlin' |
| Write Flawless Projects | Only deal with the pure stuff |
| Contributing to Projects |
No connection for the pure stuff? Commit on consignment, still be gangster. |
| Go free open-source | The first one is always free |
| Make Projects easy to use |
If it's easy to use your product, it's easier for users to get hooked |
| Persistence, Tenacity, Follow-through | Staying on the Grind |
| Be Available | It ain't hard to find me. |
| Provide Good Support |
Treat your users well, they will come back for more product. |
| Evangelize your Code | Slangin your product |
| Responding to criticism |
Getting Gangster with your Code and slaying your enemies through Github |
| Ignoring Distractions | Haters gonna hate |
| Recruitment | Getting a solid crew |
| Community building | Putting the hood on your back |
| Starting an open-source company | Put your crew on the payroll |
| Putting it all together and becoming an open-source gangster ( O.G ) | |