# Good-first-issue revisited **URL:** https://racket.discourse.group/t/good-first-issue-revisited/3396 **Category:** General **Tags:** good-first-issue **Created:** [December 6, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/good-first-issue-revisited/3396 "2024-12-06T00:41:25Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle) #### Post date: [December 6, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/good-first-issue-revisited/3396/1 "2024-12-06T00:41:25Z")
How to make best use of GitHub tags to help new contributors cross that first hurdle came up in the ‘meta’ comments starting at [[Feature Request] Ability to compile individual packages with `raco setup` · Issue #5129 · racket/racket · GitHub](https://github.com/racket/racket/issues/5129#issuecomment-2518273123) (thanks @countvajhula ) The specific meta suggestiom from @countvajhula was to tag issues that had a roadmap or braindump that was useful guidance to solve the problem. (prompted by a wonderful example from @samth ) I believe this is an excellent approach. I would extend this further by suggesting that adding a roadmap or braindump to an issue can reduce the work required to make something a good first issue. @benknoble also noted that ‘One further advantage of [good-first-issue](https://github.com/racket/racket/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) is that [Contribute to racket/racket · GitHub](https://github.com/racket/racket/contribute) will show it.’ My feeling is that if you only have 5 or 30 minutes and you can nudge an issue forward by adding a plan-of-attack or roadmap or something in between you will enable someone to make the next step. Meta: I also resisted urge to go meta-meta by leaving this comment on the issue. While I believe going meta is sometimes productive, sometimes it is better to go meta here in #General or #Lounge. Seasons greetings Stephen 🎄 :beetle: :standard_fish: