Learnings of Open-source maintainer - Empathy

People join a community to have good experience and learn, if they do not see the value for time, sooner or later they will leave the project eventually. It is therefore important to understand contributors' perspectives and create a welcoming environment.

Often times maintainers are seasoned developers, it is easy to forget the newbie experience once they might have had. However, with fresher's mindset maintainers can easily navigate the problems a new contributor might be having and lend a helping hand. This will help in nurturing a community that ultimately will cradle the project.

Empathy helps in building a healthier, more collaborative, and ultimately more successful open-source project by fostering strong relationships within the community and ensuring the project effectively serves its users.