THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PULL REQUEST
Someone has to
decide what ships.
Take over a small open-source project.
Review the contributions.
Ask the awkward questions.
Help a community build something worth
maintaining.
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01 / TAKE THE KEYS
A real repository. A community to care for.
Start with a working app and a release people are waiting for. Your playthrough lives in your own GitHub account.
02 / READ BETWEEN THE LINES
Every contribution asks for a decision.
Some changes help. Some hide a subtle bug. Some solve the right problem with too much machinery. Review beyond the diff.
03 / CHOOSE WHAT SHIPS
Merge, request changes, or say no.
Reach the milestone, then get a debrief explaining your decisions and what the next maintainer inherits.