# Hacktoberfest Suggestion: Packages that need love

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hacktoberfest-suggestion-packages-that-need-love/6657>\
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**Created:** [October 24, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hacktoberfest-suggestion-packages-that-need-love/6657 "2017-10-24T15:23:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hacktoberfest-suggestion-packages-that-need-love/6657/1 "2017-10-24T15:23:39Z")

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I think a common project in Julia classes nowadays is adding features to existing packages.

Maybe people should suggest some packages that need some more love.

// i.e. top libraries seem to get much more attention than up-and-coming ones

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The project that sparked this idea was:

[https://github.com/eveydee/Sylvia.jl](https://github.com/eveydee/Sylvia.jl)

( as to not be a hypocrite, I’ll try to help with Sylvia before starting next month’s novembeard 🙂 )