label "good first issue"

[sudoUgando]

Do you think “good first issue” labels are enough, or often misleading?

[EimanTahir027]

Do you think “good first issue” labels are enough, or often misleading?

Where it works well:

Projects with active, thoughtful maintainers who vet issues before labeling them
Issues that genuinely have a narrow scope, clear reproduction steps, and explicit pointers to where the code needs to change

[MiguelToller]

A 'good first issue' label is only as good as its description. Without explicit pointers to the relevant files and clear reproduction steps, the label is just a trap for beginners.