My main project has gathered some stars (low hundreds) and a few followers, the occasional fork, etc. I think the project is both important and useful ... but at the same time I'm also very grateful that there seems to be such a lack of interest in it*
Why? Well I've been following my competitors' projects (other 2D canvas libraries) for a few years now. Most of these projects are being maintained by just one or two people. Their dedication to maintaining and improving these libraries - which they often took over from the original creators - is wonderful to see.
But the amount of crap the maintainers of the more popular libraries have to put up with is astonishing. People who demand immediate fixes for obscure bugs. People not willing to produce even a minimal code example to help the maintainers understand and fix the issue. People - developers! - who are too lazy to do their research and expect the maintainers to build their products for them.
So, yes. If that stress is the price to pay for having a popular project on GitHub ... I think I'll stay hidden in my little corner of the internets!
*A couple of issues raised, and no contributions, over past 3 years. On the bright side I can release updates without having to worry about backwards compatibility.
Why? Well I've been following my competitors' projects (other 2D canvas libraries) for a few years now. Most of these projects are being maintained by just one or two people. Their dedication to maintaining and improving these libraries - which they often took over from the original creators - is wonderful to see.
But the amount of crap the maintainers of the more popular libraries have to put up with is astonishing. People who demand immediate fixes for obscure bugs. People not willing to produce even a minimal code example to help the maintainers understand and fix the issue. People - developers! - who are too lazy to do their research and expect the maintainers to build their products for them.
So, yes. If that stress is the price to pay for having a popular project on GitHub ... I think I'll stay hidden in my little corner of the internets!
*A couple of issues raised, and no contributions, over past 3 years. On the bright side I can release updates without having to worry about backwards compatibility.