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Should you stay away from building open source projects if you're new to programming?

  • Hello. I am fairly new to programming and have been working on a android app for the past few months. My code works, but is probably less than ideal. Should I make my code available and go open source? I am afraid if I do this, people won't like my code and won't contribute. Thanks.

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    If you want to go open source, go open source. You'll learn a lot about programming from the people who contribute - I did, and do. Our community in technology is sometimes a little bit empathy-deprived, though, so it's worth preparing to be a bit thick-skinned.

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When you are new to programming, you learn a lot by participating in a project (which may be your own) where there are other programmers. You can learn a lot by reading/browsing good code. I see that many suggestions have come your way to go open source. I have spent 10+ years in open source and I don't regret it. :) As Nike says, "Just Do It". ;)

Anil Saldanha

No you should not stay away from open source projects if you are new to programming rather if you open source your programs people could point out the mistakes or improve your code. It will teach you many things. As a beginner you should accept that at first your code won't be A-grade and it's okay. Nobody becomes an expert programmer after writing their first program. If you don't want to monetize your app you should go open source.

Dhiraj Thakur

It feels perfectly Ok to go open source...this is one of the ways to meet people better than you in this field and you will learn a lot from people condemning your code..you will know your strong point and weak point....please go open source in a wild ways. after all, open source provides an avenue to learn, an avenue to evolute our knowledge...

Onimisi Onipe

Its a good thought to make your code available for open source. I do recommend you opening up the code on github. In the world of open source and internet, when people ignore you, is a much bigger dejection than criticism. You miss all the shots you don't take. Go for it.

Sangram Singh

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