Utopian is UNSTOPPABLE. Now Fully Integrated With The Github Project Feeds!
Utopian.io is the only platform rewarding Open Source contributions with Steem and today I am releasing the NEXT BIG THING in the Utopian platform.
This update was requested by some of the most influential people here like @fabien from Busy.org and @cryptoctopus.
From now on every user that has synched the Utopian.io account with Github will be able to push contributions in the categories Ideas, Development, Bug Hunting and Documentation directly to the Github feed of the project.
This will increase the visibility of Utopian.io and of the contributions by a 1000% rate but will also require from our side an even stricter quality check.
Github is very minimalistic and professional and we will have to meet its standards.
This is the second huge update after THE ANNOUNCEMENTS that allow project owners to CrowdSource their Open Source projects via Utopian.io.
The main Utopian features are now all there. From now on we will focus on enhancements, user experience, bug fixing, marketing and QUALITY.
Connect With Github
You can now synch your Utopian.io account with Github. You have the Synch with Github button on the right. This will let you manage your own projects if you maintain Open Source projects or will allow you as a contributor to push your contributions directly to the Github feed of the projects you are contributing to, where every project owner will read FOR SURE.
Be careful here, this also means, our rules will have to be respected in every single aspect. We will be SUPER STRICT from now on and this is important to provide a real value for the project owners.
Push Ideas and Hunted Bugs to The Github Issues Feed
If you have connected your Github account with Utopian.io, once you will write an Idea or once you will write about Bugs you have found, Utopian will push your contributions directly into the Issues feed of the project on Github, as soon as your contribution has been accepted by the Utopian Moderators. This means the project owner will FOR SURE see your contribution because every Open Source project owner uses Github issues to check what's going on. So you want to write something that brings value to them!
Link Pull Requests on Development and Documentation Categories
This is important especially for developers. When you will write a new Code contribution or a new Documentation contribution from Utopian, Utopian will suggest all the open Pull Requests you have made for that repository.
You will be able to link them to your Utopian contribution and by doing so the Utopian contribution will be pushed to the comments of the Pull Request on Github. This means the project owner will FOR SURE see it and may decide to come to Utopian to reward your contribution.
Linked Pull Requests will be also visible at the bottom of your Utopian post.
Utopian Goes MainStream
I have been waiting before creating this functionality, because now that we start pushing to the Github feeds, Utopian will easily become mainstream. I was and I am really concerned about the quality and value we will bring to the project owners on Github and for us this is gonna be a huge exercise and test.
A Message For The Project Owners
If you have not noticed yet on Utopian.io you can CrowdSource your Open Source project by adding announcements. Read the Intro Post. Some of your projects are already receiving spontaneous contributions from the community.
Check all the code updates I have just made on https://github.com/utopian-io
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Who am I?
11 years Senior Software Architect - Javascript Full Stack Developer, focused on ES6, React.js, Redux, TypeScript, Node.js, and DevOps.
Follow the official Utopian account: https://steemit.com/@utopian-io
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Open Source Contribution posted via Utopian.io
@elear you're making so many awesome updates so quickly that i'm running out of unique things to say about them! I don't want to be one of those people who just writes "amazing!" to each update but...well, it's amazing!
Ahaha thanks @yabapmatt. Keep using the platform I am trying to push also the steem bot tracker
Nice!
Wow. I'm less than a week here on steemit and feel like I've gone down a rabbit hole. A happy, exciting place to be for sure. Your project adds tremendous value to the platform and I will be looking for ways to contribute to utopian.io.
Sincere thanks for what you are doing and I agree with other commenters' suggestions of giving us laypeople some tips/direction as to how we can best help and contribute. Any quick tips?
hi @beauknows, welcome to SteemIt! Not sure if you're asking about contributing to the Utopian project itself or using Utopian to post about contributions to other open source projects (it's very "meta", i know).
For some tips on contributing to open source projects, my first tip is that it's really a lot of work to make meaningful contributions. So I wouldn't do it just because you want to post on Utopian.io (even though I think that's happening a lot right now due to the bot's large upvote) but because you're really interested in contributing to a project and would probably have contributed anyway without Steem or Utopian.
Generally open source projects are software development oriented, so it's a lot easier to contribute if you're a software developer. But even if you're not there are still ways to contribute and add value. You can provide ideas, test the software for bugs, create graphics, promote the project, etc. You'll find all of these are contribution categories on Utopian.
I noticed from your profile that you're interested in chess, so perhaps you could search on github for some popular, open-source chess projects that perhaps you could lend some of your expertise to. Again - it's a lot of work to provide meaningful contributions, so i would only do it if you find something you really want to work on.
Anyway, hope that helps - let me know if I misunderstood your question. Good luck with your 100 day steemit challenge!
Fantastic response and thanks so much for your clarifications! This does help a lot. So much to take in here and trying very hard to mix my naive enthusiasm with as you say meaningful contributions. I do have a background in web dev, graphics etc. in addition to chess, so will continue to follow to see if i can pitch in somehow.
Meta indeed!
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your sun and you very good pic
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It's taking me a while to understand Utopian but I believe I do now and this is really cool.
Can someone explain me what is github?
@mike50 It also makes working on software together across borders very easy. It's built on top of the version management tool git. You can see all the changes that have ever been made in a an open source project and submit code contributions or report issues.
@elear Great new features! I was waiting for that! #sssss2 :P
@mike50 a platform where codebases of Open Source projects are hosted
Thank you for the contribution. It has been approved on Utopian.
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lol
We are very careful about the rules @fabien even in our same team :D lol
I like that the rules are strict and not bended for anyone. Good job @elear
Just a formality.
Yeah, funny.
The potential for the steem blockchain is just starting to be discovered! Thats amazing.
Sounds great! I truly believe 'together we can grow', so open source is a great way to grow. Coincidentally, I just a made a post regarding open source contribution, github, utopian-io etc. https://steemit.com/technology/@lifecruiser/steemit-added-to-react-wiki
Sure @lifecruiser ! That's the mission !
Nice post!
I like how the project is growing, really nice. With this degree of integration, maybe you should specify the input field for contributions and give them a standardized form. So that when someone makes a suggestion, it follows a given structure. This way utopian users would know better what requirements are necessary, it would make the contributions more comparable for the quality control and the readers know what to expect.
Right @doodlebear. This is something also Github does and it is a great idea!
Agree with you on this 100%. If quality contributions are what Utopian is striving to achieve, this would indeed be very helpful. Great idea @doodlebear!