Software Architect's Handbook

Creating your own open source project

You are not limited to working on existing open source projects. You can also create your own. If you are aware of some need or a problem that people are facing, you can create a solution to that problem and make it publicly available. It may be a problem that you have already faced and you may have already coded a solution.

Wrap up any solution that you want to make open source so that it can easily be used by others. Ensure that your code is understandable. Follow the principles and practices that we have covered in this book to make it maintainable as others will be using and modifying the code. When creating your own project, provide unit tests, documentation, and a README.md file for it.

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