Introducing new generations to Open Source

How to make young devs contribute to open source? How to find talent for your company? How to help underrepresented groups to start a professional path on programming?

Can we tackle all of these at the same time?
R: Yes, and here's how:

In this talk I’ll share my experience as mentor in the Rails Girls Summer of Code program and how these girls, with the proper training and motivation, passed from novice enthusiastic to junior developers working on a real protect in less than a year.

Talk given at FISL 17 in Porto Alegre, Brazil
http://fisl.org.br

Transcript

1. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 INTRODUCING NEW GENERATIONS TO OPEN SOURCE Fernando Perales
2. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 <ME>
3. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 FERNANDO PERALES
4. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 FERNANDO PERALES
5. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 FER PERALES
6. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 FLOSS ADVOCATE PASSIONATE ABOUT WEB DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SPEAKER IN FORMATION ELECTRIC BASS STUDENT HEAVY METAL, BEER, TWITTER, RUBY, GREGORY SALLUST
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8. “ @FerPeralesM #FISL17 Before there was James Bond, there was Gregory Sallust. -Tina Rosenberg
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33. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 </ME>
34. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 BEFORE WE GET STARTED
35. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 DISCLAIMER http://www.instructables.com/files/orig/FDW/E08N/GINORMM2/FDWE08NGINORMM2.png
36. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 THIS IS NOT A TALK ABOUT PROGRAMMING; IS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO PROGRAM
37. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 BUT, IF YOU ARE NOT A PROGRAMMER, THIS TALK IS ALSO FOR YOU
38. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 LET’S START
39. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 INTRODUCING NEW GENERATIONS TO OPEN SOURCE
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41. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 INTRODUCING NEW GENERATIONS TO FREE SOFTWARE
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43. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 INTRODUCING NEW GENERATIONS TO FLOSS
44. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 ¿FLOSS?
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46. “ @FerPeralesM #FISL17 Floss is a cord of thin filaments used to remove food and dental plaque from between teeth in areas a toothbrush is unable to reach. -Wikipedia
47. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 DENTAL FLOSS
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49. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 FREE/LIBRE AND OPEN- SOURCE SOFTWARE
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51. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 THREE QUESTIONS:
52. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 HOW TO MAKE YOUNG DEVS CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE?
53. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 HOW TO FIND TALENT FOR YOUR COMPANY?
54. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 HOW TO HELP UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO START A PROFESSIONAL PATH ON PROGRAMMING?
55. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 WHAT WE DID:
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84. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 WHAT WE LEARNED
85. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 HOW TO MAKE YOUNG DEVS CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE?
86. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 MENTORING
87. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 BEING A MENTOR ROCKS
88. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 TRUST
89. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 HOW TO FIND TALENT FOR YOUR COMPANY?
90. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
91. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 FOSTER TALENT > ACQUIRE TALENT
92. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 HOW TO HELP UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO START A PROFESSIONAL PATH ON PROGRAMMING?
93. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 INVEST TIME, MONEY AND HUMAN RESOURCES
94. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 CREATE A GOOD JOB ENVIRONMENT
95. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 SOME INITIATIVES
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105. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 CODETRIAGE.COM
106. “ @FerPeralesM #FISL17 "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." -Bob Marley [citation needed]
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108. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 I’M NOT A PROGRAMMER, CAN I STILL HELP?
109. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 YES!
110. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 USE THE PRODUCT
111. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 TRANSLATIONS
112. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 DOCUMENTATION
113. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 DESIGN
114. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 SOCIAL NETWORKS
115. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 REPRODUCE REPORTED BUGS
116. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 TESTING
117. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 EVANGELISM
118. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 DONATIONS
119. “ @FerPeralesM #FISL17 FLOSS goes beyond code and computers: it works thanks to the efforts of thousands of people who believe that, through software and collaboration, can make this world a better place for everybody.
120. “ @FerPeralesM #FISL17 FLOSS goes beyond code and computers: it works thanks to the efforts of thousands of people who believe that, through software and collaboration, can make this world a better place for everybody. -Fer Perales
121. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 QUESTIONS?
122. @FerPeralesM #FISL17 THANK YOU! HI@FERPERALES.NET