Open Source Modules

30 minute talk at Austin Javascript meetup. All the things I wish I knew before I started in open source and had to learn the hard way. Slides are pretty low on text - most of it was spoken.

Transcript

1. Open Source Modules Things I wish I knew when I started with open source Saturday, December 15, 12
2. Contribute! Saturday, December 15, 12
3. Your
4. TEST PLEASE TEST Saturday, December 15, 12
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6. Automate •npm test •travis-ci •for contributors •for you Saturday, December 15, 12
7. README.md What does this module do? Why did you make this? Can I have an example? Can I have another example? What is the API? How do I contribute? How do I get in touch with you? What is the license? Why are your examples in coffee-script? Saturday, December 15, 12
8. And now, finally.... Saturday, December 15, 12
9. RELEASE Saturday, December 15, 12
10. CONGRATULATIONS! You are 1% done. Saturday, December 15, 12
11. DOCUMENT MOAR •code comments •wiki •FAQ •you will not regret this Saturday, December 15, 12
12. SHARE “Many small things have been made large by the right kind of advertising” ~Mark Twain Saturday, December 15, 12
13. SUPPORT • github issues • email • irc • chat • twitter Support Saturday, December 15, 12
14. COLLABORATE • humility • patience • honesty • saying NO Saturday, December 15, 12
15. HAVE FUN the node.js community github collaboration open source = awesome = awesome = awesome = awesome Saturday, December 15, 12
16. Thanks • https://github.com/brianc • @briancarlson • brian.m.carlson@gmail.com Saturday, December 15, 12