Contributing
Barney is independent, open-source engineering, built in the open. There are plenty of ways to get involved, whether you're an engineer, a tester, a documentation enthusiast or simply interested in the project.
Ways to contribute
- Code: Fix bugs, improve existing functionality or help build new capabilities.
- Testing: Try Barney on different systems, experiment with recipes and report what works or breaks.
- Documentation: Improve guides, clarify concepts, write examples or help make the project easier to approach.
- Ideas and feedback: Share use cases, discuss design decisions and help shape the direction of the platform.
- Recipes and modules: Develop reusable building blocks, contribute to bny-base or share what you've built.
- Community: Help answer questions, share your experience and make it easier for others to get involved.
- Visibility: Write about Barney, make videos, share experiments or help more people discover the project.
- Support: Help fund independent development and give the project room to grow.
Get involved
The Barney GitHub organisation is the home of the source code, issues and development discussions.
You don't need to start with code. Feedback, testing, examples and conversations are just as valuable.
For larger changes, get in touch or open a discussion first. Barney is actively evolving, and agreeing on direction before investing substantial effort helps everyone.
Support development
Barney is developed independently. If you'd like to help sustain the work, you can support development on Ko-fi.
Build with us, in whatever way works for you.