TL;DR: Expect it to be some time before I reply to newly created issues + PRs.
Hey everyone! I just wanted to give a quick update on where my mind is at currently.
Firstly, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has taken an interest in the project! At one point I had a look at the number of stars the GitHub project had, and I swear I remember the number being around 80, then I blinked and the number went to over 600!! Thank you all again for the support, it means a lot to me.
However, over the past couple of days, I've noticed that I haven't really touched the code at all, and that I've pretty much only been responding to issues and reviewing pull requests - while the project has been open source since the initial commit, I have never had this many issues/PRs created in such a short time span. Internally, I was not prepared for the rate at which the project would gain traction, and it has unfortunately taken somewhat of a toll on me.
Thankfully I noticed the warning signs early, and the last thing I want to do is burn out the moment the project starts getting attention. So I've made this post to basically say that I'll be adjusting the way I handle issues on GitHub, which is to focus on a few at a time, rather than force myself to reply to every notification I get. Hopefully this way, I'll be able to discuss/review each issue with the attention it deserves, and my mental health should be able to cope with the influx better.
Bear in mind, this is not a post saying "please stop creating issues and pull requests", this is more of a warning that it may take some time for me to get around to replying.
Thank you for your understanding,
Ben
P.S. If an issue is urgent, please say so in the title and I'll get round to it as soon as possible.
TL;DR: Expect it to be some time before I reply to newly created issues + PRs.
Hey everyone! I just wanted to give a quick update on where my mind is at currently.
Firstly, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has taken an interest in the project! At one point I had a look at the number of stars the GitHub project had, and I swear I remember the number being around 80, then I blinked and the number went to over 600!! Thank you all again for the support, it means a lot to me.
However, over the past couple of days, I've noticed that I haven't really touched the code at all, and that I've pretty much only been responding to issues and reviewing pull requests - while the project has been open source since the initial commit, I have never had this many issues/PRs created in such a short time span. Internally, I was not prepared for the rate at which the project would gain traction, and it has unfortunately taken somewhat of a toll on me.
Thankfully I noticed the warning signs early, and the last thing I want to do is burn out the moment the project starts getting attention. So I've made this post to basically say that I'll be adjusting the way I handle issues on GitHub, which is to focus on a few at a time, rather than force myself to reply to every notification I get. Hopefully this way, I'll be able to discuss/review each issue with the attention it deserves, and my mental health should be able to cope with the influx better.
Bear in mind, this is not a post saying "please stop creating issues and pull requests", this is more of a warning that it may take some time for me to get around to replying.
Thank you for your understanding, Ben
P.S. If an issue is urgent, please say so in the title and I'll get round to it as soon as possible.