Comment by brudgers | Hacker News Reader

Comment by brudgers | Hacker News Reader

I'm trying to get into open source development

That's your goal.

No project is obligated to help you meet it.

I mean you found and fixed some bugs.

Whether or not they get incorporated into the code base only makes a difference on your resume.

This requires several hours of work

If you're not into it, don't do it.

Expecting a reward is a friction point for a community of volunteers.

originates from a FAANG-level company

FAANG-level companies have business considerations that you cannot possibly be aware of because they are confidential and proprietary. They manage open source projects for their own benefit primarily and the benefit of others only incidentally.

Complete silence.

Move on to something else. Good luck.

> I mean you found and fixed some bugs. > Whether or not they get incorporated into the code base only makes a difference on your resume.

That's a pretty cynical take! If they get incorporated into the code, then the bug will be fixed -> everybody wins. I didn't write anything about my resume, or my reasons for wanting to contribute to open source. Seems like you're assuming something about my intentions.

> If you're not into it, don't do it. > Expecting a reward is a friction point for a community of volunteers.

Again, seems that you're assuming something about me. The only "reward" I expect is for my PR to be eventually accepted, assuming it meets the standards of the project - or a short message telling me what's missing.

I'm not into writing code, testing it, etc., only for it to go into a black hole. I'm not doing it to learn, or to pad my resume. I'm doing it to improve open source projects. For that to happen, the code needs to be eventually merged.

> FAANG-level companies have business considerations that you cannot possibly be aware of because they are confidential and proprietary. They manage open source projects for their own benefit primarily and the benefit of others only incidentally.

This specific project originates from a FAANG-level company, but is now standalone.

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