# Favor Progress Over Pride in Open Source

DevFeed: [Favor Progress Over Pride in Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/favor-progress-over-pride-in-open-source-51762.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kentcdodds.com/blog/favor-progress-over-pride-in-open-source>)

Published: 2020-08-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Kent C. Dodds Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kent-c-dodds-blog.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [styled-components](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/styled-components.md>)

Tags: [library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/library.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [styled-components](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/styled-components.md>)

## AI overview

The author explains why he deprecated the popular glamorous open-source library in favor of Emotion, arguing that a better alternative with a reasonable migration path should be embraced for the benefit of the community.

## Source excerpt

How I deprecated my most popular open source project in favor of a better library