Introducing com-lihaoyi Issue Bounties

[lihaoyi]

To encourage engagement and contribution by the com-lihaoyi community, I (Li Haoyi) am putting up issue bounties for various issues within the com-lihaoyi ecosystem. These include:

ScalaSql

• Scala 3 Support (1000USD Bounty) scalasql#2 (1000USD Bounty)

Mill

• Migrate build.sc to Scala 3 mill#3152 (1000USD Bounty)

uPickle

• Allow $type tag to be replaced by some other string (500USD Bounty) upickle#578 (500USD Bounty)

Requests-Scala

• Scala-Native Support (500USD Bounty) requests-scala#156 (500USD Bounty)
• Replace java.net.HTTPUrlConnection with java.net.http.HttpClient (500USD Bounty) requests-scala#150 (500USD Bounty)

Cask

• Use Java Virtual Threads (Loom) (500USD Bounty) cask#90 (500USD Bounty)

OS-Lib

• off by 1 error in os.copy (200USD Bounty) os-lib#167 (200USD Bounty)

FastParse

• @nowarn annotation does not suppress any warnings (200USD Bounty) fastparse#285 (200USD Bounty)

SourceCode

• sourcecode.Name does not capture back ticked macro keyword in Scala3 (200USD Bounty) sourcecode#120 (200USD Bounty)

These bounties are payable on acceptance of a PR that satisfies the requirements of the ticket. Standard PR requirements apply: code quality, tested, proper description explaining the problem and the fix, green CI, etc. The bounty is payable out of my own pocket, via bank transfer (I'll contact you for details upon acceptance), and at my discretion in case of ambiguity (e.g. whether a PR fulfils the requirements, or if multiple PRs are submitted).

The goal of these bounties is not to turn the entire development of the com-lihaoyi ecosystem commercial, and is not intended to be a competitive hourly salary for someone making silicon valley total compensation. None of these tickets are things I cannot resolve myself with time and effort.

Rather, these issue bounties are just a token of appreciation to encourage users who might not otherwise get involved to contribute back to the com-lihaoyi ecosystem. They are also a way for me, who has made a career on Scala, to give back a bit to the com-lihaoyi Scala community.

The bounties are all open, ranging from difficult migrations to trivial bug fixes. Happy coding!