I would consider whether what they’re saying has any merit instead of discrediting them because they’ve never contributed to open-source code. I listened to all your feedback and improved my design using parts of it, yet I have never seen your code contributions. Not so hard, is it?
The fact that OGS relies on these contributors to some degree makes them associated with the company in some way. You said yourself: “what we currently have is feature decisions by forum which is an even more vocal, even smaller minority.”
I never argued against that. In fact, I learned from mingling with OGS chat that DDKs and 25 kyu players are a lot smarter and more interesting people than I thought.
It’s not that hard to make a web app in 2026, let’s be honest. Even without AI, 12 months ago I made this web app for video game addicts to manage their time and strategies with interactive graphs, a custom-made calendar integrated with every feature on the site, drag-and-drop interfaces – more heavy UI work than most of OGS… with zero prior experience:
I burnt out of the workflow (making UIs responsive and work on all screen sizes, I didn’t have time to write proper tests, and I kept changing my database schemas) so I’ve been slowly developing tools and methods to ensure my development efforts this year and the next 5 years are pleasurable and that I’ve got everything figured out before I dive in. That’s why I have an opinion on things like task prioritization. I never said I’m a 10x FAANG developer. My main work isn’t even web development, it’s game design. Someday I’m going to hire a 10x developer to replace me so I can focus on game design, storytelling, directing, etc. but I want to be able to do the job of my employees at a 1x level at the bare minimum, if not 10x.