{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ChrisMissal/ama/issues/10","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ChrisMissal/ama/issues/10/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ChrisMissal/ama/issues/10/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ChrisMissal/ama/issues/10/events","html_url":"https://github.com/ChrisMissal/ama/issues/10","id":99828264,"number":10,"title":"Top 3 favorite Open Source Projects?","user":{"login":"una","id":1693164,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1693164?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/una","html_url":"https://github.com/una","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/una/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/una/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/una/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/una/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/una/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/una/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/una/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/una/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/una/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2015-08-08T19:06:11Z","updated_at":"2015-08-11T03:35:25Z","closed_at":"2015-08-11T03:35:25Z","body":"Because choosing one is too diffcult"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ChrisMissal/ama/issues/comments/129691465","html_url":"https://github.com/ChrisMissal/ama/issues/10#issuecomment-129691465","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/ChrisMissal/ama/issues/10","id":129691465,"user":{"login":"ChrisMissal","id":67798,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/67798?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal","html_url":"https://github.com/ChrisMissal","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ChrisMissal/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-08-11T03:35:25Z","updated_at":"2015-08-11T03:35:25Z","body":"Wow, what a great question @una! For as much as I love open source software, I don't think I've ever tried to rank the projects in any kind of order. This got me thinking...\r\n\r\nHow does one judge what makes a project \"top\"? Rather than even limiting myself to three I thought I'd go on a rampage and list various ways I might rate those top three. I could base it on several factors:\r\n\r\n1. What are my favorite projects to work on?\r\n2. Which ones do I like to use the most?\r\n3. What are the projects that have been most beneficial to me?\r\n4. Which projects have I been a part of that are most beneficial to others?\r\n\r\nI'm going to answer these in the moment. They could change next year or even tomorrow, but here we go:\r\n\r\n## My Favorite Projects to Work On\r\n\r\n1. [RoundhousE](http://github.com/chucknorris/roundhouse) – I've been using RH for a long, long time and it has made my experience working with databases so much nicer! I recently started helping out with maintenance, while challenging, it's still rewarding to see the project stay alive and healthy.\r\n2. [Quiche](http://github.com/chrismissal/quiche) – This one might only be used by me, but I really like(d) building it and working on it.\r\n3. [Cake](http://github.com/cake-build/cake) – This one is still new to me, but it's been an absolute pleasure working on. Great group of contributors and excellent code/docs/etc.\r\n\r\n## The Projects I Most Enjoy Using\r\n\r\n1. [HuBot](http://github.com/github/hubot) – My coworkers and I frequently add useful and goofy scripts for HuBot in our HipChat rooms. It's a lovely API and super easy and fun to work with.\r\n2. [React](https://github.com/facebook/react) – React has worked very well so far with the projects we build at work. I also really dig the opinions on how the framework should be used, it's wonderful.\r\n3. [Atom](https://github.com/atom/atom) – It didn't take much use of Atom for it to replace all my other editors. I love the power that it gives me and the fact that it's open source and wildly extensible.\r\n\r\n## Projects that Have Benefitted Me Most\r\n\r\n1. [AutoMapper](http://github.com/automapper/automapper) – I've been using AutoMapper for years now and it's made my life better by saving me thousands of unnecessary keystrokes.\r\n2. [Fixie](http://github.com/fixie/fixie) – Fixie is the test framework I didn't know I needed until I started using it on personal projects. I love having the control of testing my code the way I want to.\r\n3. [MediatR](http://github.com/jbogard/mediatr) – A simple project that implements a simple pattern. Like the previous two, this gets out of the way and makes coding more productive and fun.\r\n\r\n## Projects That Have Helped Others\r\n\r\n1. [WebApiContrib](http://github.com/webapicontrib) – A few people got together and built a small library of useful patterns that have tons of downloads (for me anyway). I'm judging by download counts that this is a success. And that makes me happy!\r\n2. [Up-For-Grabs.net](http://up-for-grabs.net) – I love spreading the OSS love and this site that my friend Keith built is perfect for it. I'm always looking for more ways to share!\r\n3. [Formo](http://github.com/chrismissal/Formo) – This only makes the list because it's the most popular project that I run by myself. I do like it and still use it so I have to put it in one of these lists.\r\n\r\nSo that was fun! Thanks again Una for the fantastic question! :smile:\r\n"}}