My open source project is brand new and already has contributors. Here's what I did.
Nathan Tarbert
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In the spirit of Hacktoberfest, with it being the last day of October, I wanted to share my story...
In the spirit of Hacktoberfest, with it being the last day of October, I wanted to share my story about open source and building in public.
I'm a DevRel. In my day job, I help people who've never contributed to open source get their first code shipped. So when I started building answerLoops, an open source, self-hostable AI support tool, one thing bugged me. Was my own project actually easy to jump into?
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My open source project is brand new and already has contributors. Here's what I did. was first seen on DEV Community · Top this week on Nov 1, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 87 checks on 6 different days. Its best position was #24 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 16:43 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 6, 03:43 UTC.
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Is My open source project is brand new and already has contributors. Here's what I did. trending on DEV Community right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 6, 03:43 UTC, after 6 days of trending.
What is the highest rank My open source project is brand new and already has contributors. Here's what I did. reached?
#24 on DEV Community · Top this week, on Nov 2, 16:43 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 60 minutes.
How long has My open source project is brand new and already has contributors. Here's what I did. been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 1, 2026 and has been on the list on 6 days (87 checks) since.