This set of questions is part of a Contributor Experience Design (CX) research project. Whether you’ve contributed to Logos, Status, another team, or any open-source project, your story can help shape better contributor flows.

This interview framework follows the arc of a hero’s journey—from first encounter to sustained participation. It includes both qualitative reflections and quantitative markers we can track over time.

This questionnaire will serve as guideline for a database that will be used for Contributor Experience Design.

1. Origin Story & Background

• How would you describe your contributor archetype? (e.g. Big player, Underdog, Superhero, Sleeping genius, Newbie, Veteran)
• What do you see as the most promising open-source ecosystem right now? What makes it scalable or meaningful in your view?
• What programming language, tool, or framework do you personally love—and why?
• What stack, language, or tool do you believe has the most long-term potential—and what makes you think so?
• What was your childhood like? Were you drawn to making, hacking, or building early on?
• What are some open-source communities or projects that inspired you early on?
• Do you have any favorite open-source companies today? Why them?
• What new technologies, languages, or ecosystems are you most excited about right now—and why?
• How did you get into coding or contributing to open source?
• Why does this kind of work matter to you personally?
• What programming languages or tools do you feel most fluent or expressive in?
• Do you identify more as a generalist, a specialist, or something else?

2. Discovering the Project

• How did you first hear about the project you contributed to?
• What made you feel curious—or hesitant—to get involved?
• Did anything in the onboarding process help or block you early on? (docs, people, tasks, etc.)