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Marit van Dijk
April 03, 2019
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Collaborating on Open Source Software
Slides for my presentation at Cukenfest, London on April 3rd, 2019.
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April 03, 2019
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@MaritvanDijk77 github.com/mlvandijk medium.com/@mlvandijk Collaborating on Open Source Software
How I got started •Learn: Looking for a real life
project to learn in a more useful way •Contribute: Give back / Feel useful @MaritvanDijk77
Why Cucumber? •Started: I liked using it •Stayed: The community
@MaritvanDijk77
Why Cucumber? •Started: I liked using it •Stayed: The community
@MaritvanDijk77
Why Cucumber? •Started: I liked using it •Stayed: The community
@MaritvanDijk77
Reasons to contribute •Learning •Give back / Feel useful •Build
CV •“Scratch an itch” (fix something you need) •Other? @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Code •Fix bugs •Add new features https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/1200
@MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Code •Fix bugs •Add new features @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Code •Fix bugs •Add new features •Refactor
https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/1590 @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Code •Fix bugs •Add new features •Refactor
•Add unit tests https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-jvm/pull/1194 @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Code •Fix bugs •Add new features •Refactor
•Add unit tests •Upgrade dependencies •Review PR’s @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Code •Fix bugs •Add new features •Refactor
•Add unit tests •Upgrade dependencies •Review PR’s @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Not code @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Not code •Documentation •Help the community •Issues
•Testing •Other? •Ask! @MaritvanDijk77
Documentation •Fix typos •Fix dead links •Edit for clarity •Add
missing info •Point out what’s unclear / missing (issues) •Review PR’s @MaritvanDijk77
Documentation •Fix typos •Fix dead links •Edit for clarity •Add
missing info •Point out what’s unclear / missing (issues) •Review PR’s @MaritvanDijk77
Documentation •Fix typos •Fix dead links •Edit for clarity •Add
missing info •Point out what’s unclear / missing (issues) •Review PR’s @MaritvanDijk77
Documentation •Fix typos •Fix dead links •Edit for clarity •Add
missing info •Point out what’s unclear / missing (issues) •Review PR’s @MaritvanDijk77
Documentation •Fix typos •Fix dead links •Edit for clarity •Add
missing info •Point out what’s unclear / missing (issues) •Review PR’s @MaritvanDijk77
Documentation •Fix typos •Fix dead links •Edit for clarity •Add
missing info •Point out what’s unclear / missing (issues) •Review PR’s @MaritvanDijk77
Help the community •Answer questions •Slack •Gitter •Mailing list •Etc
•Protip: Consider adding that info to the documentation! @MaritvanDijk77
Issues •Report issues • Ask if not sure • Check
for duplicates • Provide relevant information: use template (or add one!) • Create an MCVE (https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve) •Reproduce and add info (or tests!) •Triage & label issues @MaritvanDijk77
Testing •Test a bugfix •Test a new feature •Test a
new release •”Test” documentation / tutorials @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Not time @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Not time @MaritvanDijk77
What to contribute: Not time •Most projects run on volunteers
•You (or your employer) can donate money •Cucumber uses Open Collective: https://opencollective.com/cucumber @MaritvanDijk77
How to get started •Find a project •Check how to
contribute to that project •Pick a task •Set up tools (if needed) •Have fun! @MaritvanDijk77
Get started: Find a project •A project you use •Websites
•https://github.com/collections/choosing-projects •https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/ (oktober) •https://www.codetriage.com/ •https://up-for-grabs.net/#/ •https://www.firsttimersonly.com/ @MaritvanDijk77
Get started: Guides / Tasks • How: • CONTRIBUTING.md •
README.md • What: • Solve your own problem J • Check for “Good first issue” or similar • Ask! @MaritvanDijk77
Get started: Tools •Git •Markdown •Programming environment • JDK /
tools for your language • Package manager (Maven, npm, etc) @MaritvanDijk77
@MaritvanDijk77 github.com/mlvandijk medium.com/@mlvandijk Collaborating on Open Source Software