Open Source Misfeasance

DID YOU KNOW OPEN SOURCE IS A SWIMMING POOL FILLED WITH MILK SHAKES AND A WALRUS. Seriously it's amazing. I don't think people realize how amazing open source can be for your life, for your salary, and your company. Life shouldn't be all about Linux device drivers and suicidal key value stores; build silly things. With a little spit-shining and a lot of dumb ideas, we can all grow to become the Notorious B.I.G. of open source. (Minus the guns, drugs, and eventual murder. Unless that's what you're into, I mean.)

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1. open source misfeasance
2. open source misfeasance
3. open source malfeasance hostile, aggressive action taken to injure the client's interests :
4. open source misfeasance to take inappropriate action or give intentionally incorrect advice :
5. open source should be a playground
6. open source should be exploration
7. open source should be a drunken tequila bender
8. have some fun with it
9. if you’re a newbie: commit to an open source project by the end of this talk
10. if you’re a veteran: rediscover open source. get excited about building.
11. @holman my cousin who doesn’t know open source but he’s still cool
12. github, inc.
13. how to fake being an okay programmer
14. I’M A HORRIBLE PROGRAMMER NOW WHAT?
15. open source is a scary jump
16. like everything else, you don’t have to be smart to be successful
17. it’s magical until you realize nobody knows what the hell they’re doing open source is like being an adult
18. so how do you fake being smart?
19. so how do you fake being smart? u dont
21. bash shell script
22. $ spark 0 30 55 80 33 150 …‧
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23. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT A BASH SHELL IS
25. people are good at fixing your mistakes
26. people are good at fixing your mistakes and telling you exactly why you’re wrong
27. people are good at fixing your mistakes and telling you exactly why you’re wrong and possibly calling you names
28. people are good at fixing your mistakes and telling you exactly why you’re wrong and possibly calling you names and lolling at your language
29. start viewing this as an advantage
30. you learn it more, you fake it less
31. LONG TAIL OPEN SOURCE
32. nike+ to garmin mile tracker for runners
33. outdoor activities frighten nerds
34. outdoor activities frighten nerds
35. exploit your hobbies
36. PHOTOGRAPHY exploit your hobbies · MUSIC · GEOCACHING FORGING CHECKS · VOTER FRAUD · KNITTING · ART
37. exploit your hobbies HINT: YOUR HOBBIES DO NOT INCLUDE ANOTHER GODDAMN NODE.JS TESTING FRAMEWORK
38. highest impact-to-effort
39. exploiting open source for pleasure
40. BURNOUT
41. code is a hugely creative endeavor
42. open source is a perfect breather
43. LEARNING
44. force yourself to try new techniques
45. force yourself to try new languages
46. you’re not getting paid, so you can’t get fired
47. & GLORY FAME
48. this makes people uncomfortable
49. the reality is your klout score matters
50. loljk
51. the reality is that publicity helps
52. you don’t know what you’ll launch tomorrow
53. exploiting open source for business
54. FORTUNE 100 does open source or something
55. how do real businesses do open source?
56. .com / 37signals / api
57. .com / 37signals / api EXAMPLE CODE VERSIONED DIFFABLE
58. .com / github / github-services
59. .com / github / github-services SUPPORTS 110+ SERVICES LOL NO WAY WE COULD SELF-MANAGE
60. doing open source real good
63. your first pull request is sacred
64. don’t ruin someone’s first time
66. recognize that open source is scary
67. being helpful leads to more contributions
68. DO YOU KNOW GITHUB EVENT IS? WHAT THE BEST
70. private public
71. finished publicized
72. repos with just a README are sad :(
73. i love the reveal
74. this encourages sharing
75. this encourages tweeting
76. this encourages facebook like +1 gshare toot friendship toolchain emoji invite-only status
77. DOCS-FIRST DEVELOPMENT
78. this increases your code quality
79. this increases your code quality LOL I DONT CARE
80. READMEs, bootstrap scripts, issues mean less work for you
81. help people help you
82. I LOVE POINTLESS C O D E
83. < 50 LINES OF RIDICULOUS STRING MUTATION CODE > at some point i swear i will push code like this: def encrypt(password) return password end
84. it’s important to play
85. real-time communication using gifs
86. pushes text to client frame-by-frame
87. stretch your mind
88. also the shit’s just funny
89. build fun
90. build silly
91. build things
92. ZACHHOLMAN @HOLMAN