--- title: Open Source Theory description: Learn the goals of the CanJS, StealJS, DoneJS open source efforts and how those efforts are managed. image: https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/marketing-funnel-wide.jpg --- - ![AI implementation](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/AIConsultingIcon.svg) [AI implementation](https://www.bitovi.com/services/ai-consulting) - ![Systems engineering](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/icon%20-%20backend.svg) [Systems engineering](https://www.bitovi.com/services/systems-engineering-consulting) - ![Project Management](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/icon%20-%20PM.svg) [Project Management](https://www.bitovi.com/services/agile-project-management-consulting) - ![Product Design](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/icon%20-%20design.svg) [Product Design](https://www.bitovi.com/services/product-design-consulting) - ![Frontend development](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/icon%20-%20frontend.svg) [Frontend development](https://www.bitovi.com/services/frontend-development-consulting) - [View more → ](https://www.bitovi.com/digital-consulting-services) We're Experts in... - [JavaScript](https://www.bitovi.com/services/frontend/javascript-consulting) - [AI training](https://www.bitovi.com/ai-training-for-software-engineers) - [Angular](https://www.bitovi.com/services/frontend/angular-consulting) - [Design systems](https://www.bitovi.com/services/axure-figma-migration) - [React](https://www.bitovi.com/services/frontend/react-consulting) - [Temporal](https://www.bitovi.com/services/backend/temporal-consulting) - [React Native](https://www.bitovi.com/services/frontend/react-consulting/react-native) - [Node.js](https://www.bitovi.com/services/backend/nodejs-consulting) Showcase ![Yum! 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Send ### Contact Us (312) 620-0386contact@bitovi.com October 8, 2018 # Open Source Theory Learn the goals of the CanJS, StealJS, DoneJS open source efforts and how those efforts are managed. ![Justin Meyer](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/justin.jpeg) Justin Meyer Share: [![Twitter](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/limbo-generated/_astro/twitter-white.os3xLc3C_Z2nW4or.svg) ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=) [![Reddit](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/limbo-generated/imgs/icons/reddit.png) ](http://reddit.com/submit?url=) I recently presented to Bitovi about how we manage CanJS, StealJS, and DoneJS's open source efforts. I thought this would be useful information for our community so I recorded myself giving the presentation.  The video walks through: - what we are trying to accomplish with open source - how we are trying to accomplish our goals and why - a review of the improvements made over the last 10 months - how you can help get involved in this open source effort   You can find the slides [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Y7JPSYR4_s_DT0037q-xehppJe9W7kRLRlKbJI7fQQk/edit?usp=sharing). The following are a few highlights of the video: Our theory on how we can make our Open Source tools successful: > Through careful **observation** of users’ needs, and informed **prioritization**, we will make our open source tools **ergonomic** (efficient and comfortable) for beginner and intermediate developers. > > This will result in **love** of our tools and **advocacy** from our existing users. > > Once existing users are advocating for us, we will move up the sales funnel, focusing on conversion of **new users** to advocates. Eventually we will move to **awareness** marketing. We are inverting the [traditional marketing funnel](https://code95.com/blog/marketing-funnel-5-steps/) prioritization: ![marketing-funnel](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/marketing-funnel.jpg) And focusing on [making our existing users love](https://blog.bufferapp.com/upside-down-funnel) us.   ![funnel_upsidedown](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/funnel_upsidedown.png) To figure out what we should do, prioritize our efforts, and work efficiently, we operate within a 6 week product epoch cycle:   ![Open Source Theory (1)](https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/Open%20Source%20Theory%20(1).png) Every 2 weeks is a sprint. There are 3 sprints in a product epoch cycle. Within the product epoch cycle we perform: - User testing at our meetups and a formal user study - A survey of our users to know how they feel about our product and what improvements matter most to them - A review of how we are doing - A planning session for the features we believe will impact users the most ## How are we doing? Are you a user of our tools? How do you feel we are doing? What do you think we could do better? There's a [survey going on right now](https://donejs.com/survey.html). Please let us know!   Previous Post ![IMG_3461](https://www.bitovi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_3461.jpg?height=117&name=IMG_3461.jpg) [ Hello Potential Bitovian ](https://www.bitovi.com/blog/hello-potential-bitovian)   Next Post ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78602/46263119-b264eb00-c4d0-11e8-93cd-a66981a20946.png) [ CanJS Debugging Tutorial ](https://www.bitovi.com/blog/canjs-debugging-tutorial) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "Organization", "address" : { "@type" : "PostalAddress", "addressCountry" : "United States", "addressLocality" : "Libertyville", "addressRegion" : "IL", "postalCode" : "60048", "streetAddress" : "1134 Pine Tree Lane " }, "alternateName" : "Bitovi", "areaServed" : { "@type" : "GeoCircle", "geoMidpoint" : { "@type" : "GeoCoordinates", "latitude" : "41.8781", "longitude" : "87.6298" }, "geoRadius" : "5000 km" }, "description" : "Bitovi is a UX, UI design and front-end JavaScript development consulting company", "email" : "contact@bitovi.com", "image" : "https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/bitovi-logo-x2.png", "logo" : "https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/bitovi-logo-23-1.svg", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.bitovi.com/blog/open-source-theory", "@type" : "WebPage", "description" : "Learn the goals of the CanJS, StealJS, DoneJS open source efforts and how those efforts are managed." }, "naics" : "541511", "name" : "Bitovi Web App Consulting", "sameAs" : [ "https://www.facebook.com/BitoviLLC/", "https://twitter.com/bitovi", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitovi" ], "telephone" : "312-620-0386", "url" : "http://bitovi.com" } ``` ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Justin Meyer" }, "dateModified" : "November 20, 2018, 5:59:25 PM", "datePublished" : "2018-10-08 19:36:22", "description" : "Learn the goals of the CanJS, StealJS, DoneJS open source efforts and how those efforts are managed.", "headline" : "Open Source Theory", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/marketing-funnel-wide.jpg" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.bitovi.com/hubfs/bitovi-logo-23-1.svg" }, "name" : "Bitovi" } } ```