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Contributing to Open Source: from beginning to lessons learned @ Tropical Ruby 2015
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Carlos Antonio
March 07, 2015
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Contributing to Open Source: from beginning to lessons learned @ Tropical Ruby 2015
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Contribu)ng+to+Open%Source from%beginning%to%lessons%learned
Many%people%have%difficul1es%to%do% their%first%open%source%contribu1on,% while%others%struggle%to%keep% ac1vely%contribu1ng. —"Carlos"Antonio
Carlos'Antonio @cantoniodasilva
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Timeline:(<=#2008
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Timeline:(2009
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Timeline 2010!=>!maintaining!Plataformatec!OSS! projects,!ocasional!contribu9ons!to!Rails!and! other!projects.
Timeline 2011!=>!maintaining!Plataformatec!OSS! projects,!ocasional!contribu9ons!to!Rails!and! other!projects.
Timeline 2012!=>!Rafael!and!I!started!working! frequently!on!Rails. Life%got%in%the%way%=>%Burnout.
Timeline 2013!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!without!changing! the!way!I!worked.
I"got"married. <3#<3#<3
Timeline 2013!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!without!changing! the!way!I!worked. Life%got%in%the%way%=>%Burnout.
Timeline 2014!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!but!trying!new! ways!to!remain!ac,ve.
Timeline Today!=>!Par'cipate!while!balancing!my!'me! between!life,!work,!and!OSS. No#burnout.
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Timeline Future!=>!Trailblazer! Core!Team?!?
Where%do%I%start? Contribu)ng+starts+with+using.
Where%do%I%start? Find%something%fun%(or%painful).
Where%do%I%start? Help%yourself.
How$do$I$start? Look$for$how/what$others$are$doing.
Rely%on%maintainers They%are%there%to%help%and%guide.
How$do$I$start? Use$some$of$your$free$%me$(and$a$bit$of$your$ work$%me$too).
Virtually)no#company)will)give)you) specific#-me)for)Open)Source. —#Carlos#Antonio
It#is#up#to#you!
How$do$I$start? Don't&be&afraid&to&share&your&work. ques%ons,)thoughts,)bug)reports,)small)patches,)typo)or)doc)fixes,) anything!
27.43%!of!all!pull!requests!get! rejected. —(Made(up(number
Who$cares? !\_()_/!
It#is#OK#to#be#wrong.
It#is#all#about learning!/!improving.
Celebrate!when!it!is!accepted.
Remember! Limit!your!&me.!Create!a!workflow.
Remember! Mo#va#on!vs!discipline. h"p:/ /www.wisdomina/on.com/screw3mo/va/on3what3you3need3is3discipline/
Be#nice. Saying'thank&you'doesn't'hurt'<3.
Ge#ng&prac%cal
Asking'ques%ons Avoid!the!issues!tracker. Try$Mailing$Lists,$Stack$Overflow,$IRC,$etc.
Repor&ng)issues Search'for'similar'issues!first.
Repor&ng)issues Try$to$give$as#much#informa-on$as$possible.
Repor&ng)issues Try$to$explain$how$to$reproduce$the$problem.
Sending'comments Add#something!to!the!discussion.
Sending'comments Don't&just&send&a&+1,&please.
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Sending'patches Follow%the%project's*code*conven.ons.
Rails&indent&code&conven.on
Sending'patches Review!what!you've!done!before!submi4ng.
Sending'patches Try$to$give$as#much#context$as$possible.
Sending'patches Add/update)the)docs)and)the)changelog.
Sending'patches Tests?!?
TDD is#dead
Sending'patches Include(tests(when(possible.
Sending'patches Incomplete*patches!are!OK.
Sending'security)patches Never%send%them%to%the%issues%tracker.
Never%send%a%security%patch to#the#issues%tracker
Sending'security)patches Look$for$specific'emails,$or$no-fy'the' maintainers$directly.
RTFC Read%The%F*cking%Contribu)ng.md.
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Maintaining!a!project
Split!the!work:!build!a!team Trust&people!to!do!the&right&thing™.
Ask!for!contribu+ons Help%them%help%you.
Turn%no#fica#ons(off%(some+mes) They%might%get%overwhelming.
Respond(to(issues!frequently Create&a&workflow&to&avoid&them&piling&up.
Tips%for%keeping%your%Open%Source% So2ware%issues%tracker%6dy —"José"Valim","Plataformatec
Can$I$contribute$to$Rails$right&now? Help%reviewing%open%issues%and%PRs%❤.
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Using&the&merge&bu.on&is&easy,& ensuring&that&a&reported&bug&is&really& an&issue&and&that&the&code&in&a&PR&is& ready&to&be&merged&is&way&harder& and&(me*consuming. —*The*Rails*Team
RTFC Read%The%F*cking%Contribu)ng.md.
h"p:/ /guides.rubyonrails.org/
homework
Giving&back:&A&prac/cal&guide&to& OSS&contribu/ons —"Aaron"Pa)erson","Red"Hat
How$to$Contribute$to$Open$Source:$ Extensibility$from$Simplicity —"Ryan"Davis"+"AT&T"Interac4ve
Don't&feel&guilty&about¬& contribu2ng&to&open&source —"Julia"Evans","Stripe
I"some'mes"hear"people"say"“you% should%write%open%source%so2ware!”" like"it’s"a"universal"good."Don’t."Do"it" if"it"makes"sense"for"you,"if"it’s"worth" your"'me! —%Julia%Evans
Contribu)ng+to+Big+Bad+Open+ Source —"Sean"Doyle"+"Thoughtbot
Start%small
Stay%mo#vated
And$keep$patching!
Let$me$know$if$I$can$help$:)
Carlos'Antonio @cantoniodasilva
[email protected]
about.me/carlosantoniodasilva !"❤$%