The latest articles on DEV Community by Riccardo (@rkpasia). https://dev.to/rkpasia https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F93755%2F7924ed3f-29c5-4104-8898-c22cf2c222a0.jpeg https://dev.to/rkpasia en Riccardo Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:01:47 +0000 https://dev.to/rkpasia/what-is-like-to-build-a-dev-community-and-where-to-start-2829 https://dev.to/rkpasia/what-is-like-to-build-a-dev-community-and-where-to-start-2829 <p>I've waited too long before committing to this.<br> I've always dreamed about what's like to build a community, a movement of people, around an initiative.</p> <p>Turns out, the best way to understand, is to start doing something.<br> <em>Planting the seed that is needed to let an idea find its first roots.</em></p> <p>The history of this website have intrigued me, how it came to be, where it started, why...</p> <p>I find myself wondering a lot during my days, thinking about projects I would like to start, things I would like to create, experiences I would like to experience and, most of all, how could I share all of this with someone else.</p> <p>Now it's time to stop thinking.</p> <p>This post it's pretty much a letter to myself. A recap, a black and white (depending on the theme you're reading 😂) statement that I've to write down, to last.</p> <p>It's the beginning of something, a change.</p> <p>Among all the ideas and goals I've, somewhere I had to start.</p> <p><em>Splitbit</em>!<br> <a href="https://splitbit.webflow.io">Splitbit</a> is what I came up with 😂, an "expense" manager between friends.</p> <p>I would like Splitbit to be a Flutter project where beginners and learners can make their first steps with open source, maybe even development.</p> <p>This project could become something that can have a great impact on many others. On the people that will eventually decide to work on it, on the people that may have the chance to try and use the <em>thing</em> that has been created.</p> <p>This, I think, is a great way to start, a project, an idea, a commitment that could involve another person, just like me, that share the same spirit. <em>Isn't it at the foundation of a community?</em></p> <p>But, beside an idea, what are the next steps? How do you meet and stay in contact with developers?</p> <p>Just a Slack channel? Is that really what it's all about?<br> Another mailing list?</p> <p>What are your thoughts?</p> <p>I want to share my journey, so keep in touch 😄</p> <p><strong>p.s.</strong><br> If you're interested in the project.. follow it on <a href="https://github.com/OpenOfficina/splitty">github</a></p> discuss opensource contributorswanted