Why "good-first-issues" are usually not good first issues

2 am17an 2 7/29/2025, 10:25:20 AM am17an.bearblog.dev ↗

Comments (2)

stephenlf · 14h ago
> I just wish more projects took the time to making this page more useful. When you create a "good first issue", think of it as paying it forward. You enter a contract with a fragile newbie; be precise, helpful and unassuming.

I love this. It’s no surprise that OSS projects need the occasional backlog grooming.

> But I've found this page to be downright helpful in most cases.

Perhaps you meant to say “UNhelpful”?

am17an · 14h ago
> Perhaps you meant to say “UNhelpful”?

Yes, thanks for pointing it out!