Contributing to Open Source: from beginning to lessons learned @ Tropical Ruby 2015

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1. Contribu)ng+to+Open%Source from%beginning%to%lessons%learned

2. Many%people%have%difficul1es%to%do% their%first%open%source%contribu1on,% while%others%struggle%to%keep% ac1vely%contribu1ng. —"Carlos"Antonio

3. Carlos'Antonio @cantoniodasilva

4. Marley

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12. Timeline:(<=#2008

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17. Timeline:(2009

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19. Timeline 2010!=>!maintaining!Plataformatec!OSS! projects,!ocasional!contribu9ons!to!Rails!and! other!projects.

20. Timeline 2011!=>!maintaining!Plataformatec!OSS! projects,!ocasional!contribu9ons!to!Rails!and! other!projects.

21. Timeline 2012!=>!Rafael!and!I!started!working! frequently!on!Rails. Life%got%in%the%way%=>%Burnout.

22. Timeline 2013!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!without!changing! the!way!I!worked.

23. I"got"married. <3#<3#<3

24. Timeline 2013!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!without!changing! the!way!I!worked. Life%got%in%the%way%=>%Burnout.

25. Timeline 2014!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!but!trying!new! ways!to!remain!ac,ve.

26. Timeline Today!=>!Par'cipate!while!balancing!my!'me! between!life,!work,!and!OSS. No#burnout.

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28. Timeline Future!=>!Trailblazer! Core!Team?!?

29. Where%do%I%start? Contribu)ng+starts+with+using.

30. Where%do%I%start? Find%something%fun%(or%painful).

31. Where%do%I%start? Help%yourself.

32. How$do$I$start? Look$for$how/what$others$are$doing.

33. Rely%on%maintainers They%are%there%to%help%and%guide.

34. How$do$I$start? Use$some$of$your$free$%me$(and$a$bit$of$your$ work$%me$too).

35. Virtually)no#company)will)give)you) specific#-me)for)Open)Source. —#Carlos#Antonio

36. It#is#up#to#you!

37. How$do$I$start? Don't&be&afraid&to&share&your&work. ques%ons,)thoughts,)bug)reports,)small)patches,)typo)or)doc)fixes,) anything!

38. 27.43%!of!all!pull!requests!get! rejected. —(Made(up(number

39. Who$cares? !\_(
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40. It#is#OK#to#be#wrong.

41. It#is#all#about learning!/!improving.

42. Celebrate!when!it!is!accepted.

43. Remember! Limit!your!&me.!Create!a!workflow.

44. Remember! Mo#va#on!vs!discipline. h"p:/ /www.wisdomina/on.com/screw3mo/va/on3what3you3need3is3discipline/

45. Be#nice. Saying'thank&you'doesn't'hurt'<3.

46. Ge#ng&prac%cal

47. Asking'ques%ons Avoid!the!issues!tracker. Try$Mailing$Lists,$Stack$Overflow,$IRC,$etc.

48. Repor&ng)issues Search'for'similar'issues!first.

49. Repor&ng)issues Try$to$give$as#much#informa-on$as$possible.

50. Repor&ng)issues Try$to$explain$how$to$reproduce$the$problem.

51. Sending'comments Add#something!to!the!discussion.

52. Sending'comments Don't&just&send&a&+1,&please.

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55. Sending'patches Follow%the%project's*code*conven.ons.

56. Rails&indent&code&conven.on

57. Sending'patches Review!what!you've!done!before!submi4ng.

58. Sending'patches Try$to$give$as#much#context$as$possible.

59. Sending'patches Add/update)the)docs)and)the)changelog.

60. Sending'patches Tests?!?

61. TDD is#dead

62. Sending'patches Include(tests(when(possible.

63. Sending'patches Incomplete*patches!are!OK.

64. Sending'security)patches Never%send%them%to%the%issues%tracker.

65. Never%send%a%security%patch to#the#issues%tracker

66. Sending'security)patches Look$for$specific'emails,$or$no-fy'the' maintainers$directly.

67. RTFC Read%The%F*cking%Contribu)ng.md.

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71. Maintaining!a!project

72. Split!the!work:!build!a!team Trust&people!to!do!the&right&thing™.

73. Ask!for!contribu+ons Help%them%help%you.

74. Turn%no#fica#ons(off%(some+mes) They%might%get%overwhelming.

75. Respond(to(issues!frequently Create&a&workflow&to&avoid&them&piling&up.

76. Tips%for%keeping%your%Open%Source% So2ware%issues%tracker%6dy —"José"Valim","Plataformatec

77. Can$I$contribute$to$Rails$right&now? Help%reviewing%open%issues%and%PRs%❤.

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79. 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

80. RTFC Read%The%F*cking%Contribu)ng.md.

81. h"p:/ /guides.rubyonrails.org/

82. homework

83. Giving&back:&A&prac/cal&guide&to& OSS&contribu/ons —"Aaron"Pa)erson","Red"Hat

84. How$to$Contribute$to$Open$Source:$ Extensibility$from$Simplicity —"Ryan"Davis"+"AT&T"Interac4ve

85. Don't&feel&guilty&about&not& contribu2ng&to&open&source —"Julia"Evans","Stripe

86. 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

87. Contribu)ng+to+Big+Bad+Open+ Source —"Sean"Doyle"+"Thoughtbot

88. Start%small

89. Stay%mo#vated

90. And$keep$patching!

91. Let$me$know$if$I$can$help$:)

92. Carlos'Antonio @cantoniodasilva carlosantoniodasilva@gmail.com about.me/carlosantoniodasilva !"❤$%