Additional Resources

Once your project starts to grow, you might find it has become harder to manage the project the same way you have been. The following additional resources are all useful tools that can help manage the efficiency and effectiveness of your project.

Code Linters

Code linters are code analysis tools that flag errors, bugs, and stylistic errors. Code linters can help with spotting bugs that could normally would be overlooked. They also automatically handle style formatting for you.

IDE Config Files

IDE config files can help new contributors set up their environment so that they can get working faster. Many IDE’s give you the ability to set up the environment and choose specific settings. This will allow you to more easily enforce style along with decreasing the burden on new contributors when starting.

Automated Testers

Automated testers such as TravisCI or CircleCI are wonderful tools that make testing easier. Setting up an automated tester can save you a lot of time with pull requests or issues.