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How I Got "Made in Afghanistan" Added to GitHub Explore 🇦🇫
TL;DR: A developer shares how they got a new Afghan-focused GitHub Explore collection merged, highlighting the impact for Afghan developers and the emphasis on documentation. The story centers on launching rtl-text-tools to showcase RTL language tooling and improve global visibility for Afghan open source.
After two weeks, the author had their GitHub PR merged, placing the Made in Afghanistan collection on GitHub Explore. The move aims to showcase Afghan developers as contributors, not just consumers. They kicked off with rtl-text-tools, a library addressing right-to-left text challenges for multiple RTL languages. They prioritized documentation, adding a detailed README, a 39-page GitHub Wiki, and practical usage guides to ensure adoption.
Question for the room: What steps have you taken to improve project discoverability for a underrepresented developer community on GitHub or similar platforms?
— via dev.to
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