About github issues

Using GitHub for issue tracking

It’s super simple to use for versioning, hosting, and getting new and updated code to your website. Beyond that, with a recent update to the web interface

Organizing our issues with Milestones

Without the ability for users and contributors to file issues on GitHub, I’m not sure we would have caught all the bugs, improvements, and feature requests that we did. With well over hundreds of issues closed on Bootstrap, because we had the ability to tag each issue and assign them to a milestone.

Setting expectations

The milestone feature is great for two reasons: my own sanity and transparency for everyone else. Each milestone has represents a new release and helps set expectations for others when dates are assigned to them. Setting expectations on an open-source project like Bootstrap is immensely useful for all involved. It shows people that this is a trusted and evolving endeavor; it’s going to be around for awhile.

Driving responsibility

It’s been a blast to talk through ideas, push back on others, and help people solve problems. I love every moment of it.If you have the chance–even if you’re working in a closed, private repo–give the issue tracking and milestone features of GitHub a go. You’ll be thoroughly impressed and should see a noticeable increase in productivity.