Maintaining a package can be a lonesome activity, which sometimes poses a problem if you prefer team work or if you encounter a very thorny-for-you problem. Beside belonging to a supportive community of maintainers (like rOpenSci đ), for collaborative help and commiseration you can try to build a community of contributors around your package! In this post, weâll explore one tool helping you towards that goal: âhelp wantedâ issues, with which your repository could attract and retain new developers! Weâll discuss what âhelp wantedâ issues are, four steps for soliciting external help, and remind you that this can be a beneficial process, even if you donât end up attracting help.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ropensci.org/blog/2023/09/19/help-wanted