> “Thank you, this is exactly what I needed” would be a heartwarming thing to read, but you will never see such a comment ever.
FWIW, when I find a tool that I really like, or that solves a problem I'm having, I try to send the maintainer a (very) short email. Something like:
> Hi $person, just wanted to say thanks for writing and maintaining $tool. I just used it for $purpose, and it worked really well!
Sometimes I get a reply, but I don't expect one. I don't want to add clutter or be a burden to someone who probably gets a lot of email, but hopefully this can be a nice gesture to counter the endless onslaught of bug reports and complaints.
FWIW, when I find a tool that I really like, or that solves a problem I'm having, I try to send the maintainer a (very) short email. Something like:
> Hi $person, just wanted to say thanks for writing and maintaining $tool. I just used it for $purpose, and it worked really well!
Sometimes I get a reply, but I don't expect one. I don't want to add clutter or be a burden to someone who probably gets a lot of email, but hopefully this can be a nice gesture to counter the endless onslaught of bug reports and complaints.