Maintainer’s Guide to Hackfests

You already know that maintaining an open source project is hard work. The good news is that adding new contributors makes it harder. Oops!

Many hands may make light work, but first you have to train and coordinate those hands. This hard work can be just as rewarding as anything else you do on your project, so long as you’re prepared. Otherwise, it’s just a frustrating mess that shortens your road to burnout.

Like most things in life, participating in a hackfest has plusses and minuses. This is a short, practical guide to help maintainers get the most out of participating.

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