My Story With Python and Open Source

Presented at:
- Agile Venture Firenze 2019
- Working Software Conf 2019
- WPC 2018, Milan
- EuroPython 2018, Edinburgh
- PyConWeb 2018, Munich
- PyCon Nove, Florence
- GitHub Constellation, Milan

Transcript

1. Nicola Iarocci @nicolaiarocci 1 My Story with Open Source
2. Teacher and Consultant 2 Who I am a weirdo Python by Night I am the author and maintainer of a few Python open source projects: python- eve.org, python-cerberus.org, and more. Microsoft MVP MongoDB Master I also happen to be a Microsoft MVP for Visual Studio and Development Technologies and a MongoDB Master. Communities I run DevRomagna, a developers community, and CoderDojo Ravenna, a coding club for kids. http:/ /devromagna.org C# and F# by Day I am the author of Sofware Gestionali Amica, a line of accounting and invoicing applications for Italian small businesses. Check it out at http:/ /gestionaleamica.com Speaker At local and international conferences Languages, metodologies, best practices, etc.
3. 3 How I got into Open Source
4. RESTful API for human beings 4 Eve
5. 5 Cerberus Lightweight extensible data validation for Python
8. 8 Boxroom CRUD for Humans
9. 9 pros and cons
10. 10 New Features for free
11. 11 New Features I mean for free
12. 12 Bug Fixes before you find out about them
13. 13 Bug Fixes before you find out about them
14. 14 Quality & Longevity more eyes see more
15. 15 Community build an active community around your project (design and implementation, word of mouth, safety net, etc.)
16. 16 Language & Cultural Barriers in an international community communication can be a challenge, also a chance to learn
17. 17 Maintenance after the initial excitement maintenance can (and will) become a burden
18. 18 Learn to Say No It hurts to turn people down
19. 19 Maintainer Responsability Every merged pull request is new code to maintain
20. 20 Open Source is Not About You Rich Hickley, creator of Clojure language
21. 21 Sustainability can be a little (!) hard
22. 22 You need to get creative TalkPython offers a course I recorded for them (money!)
23. 23 Consequences
24. introvert code monkey, 1991-2012 24 Who I used to be C# by Day I am the author of Sofware Gestionali Amica, a line of accounting and invoicing applications for Italian small businesses. Check it out at https:/ /gestionaleamica.com
25. 25 One Day someone posted about Eve on Hacker News
26. 26 Speaking started with presenting at local and international conferences
27. 27 Consulting & Teaching was another direct consequence of my open source activty
28. 28 Consulting & Teaching was another direct consequence of my open source activty
29. 29 Communities DevRomagna and CoderDojo Ravenna
30. 30 Awards speaking and open source then got me some nice rewards
31. 31 Awards speaking and open source then got me some nice rewards
32. 32 Learn new things every single day, and then share them
33. 33 Networking last but not least
34. 34 Who I am a weirdo Python by Night I am the author and maintainer of a few Python open source projects: python- eve.org, python-cerberus.org, and more. Microsoft MVP MongoDB Master I also happen to be a Microsoft MVP for Visual Studio and Development Technologies and a MongoDB Master. Communities I run DevRomagna, a developers community, and CoderDojo Ravenna, a coding club for kids. http:/ /devromagna.org C# by Day I am the author of Sofware Gestionali Amica, a line of accounting and invoicing applications for Italian small businesses. Check it out at http:/ /gestionaleamica.com Speaker At local and international conferences Trainer Languages, metodologies, best practices, etc.
35. 35 Open Source rocked my world
36. 36 Take it Easy begin by contributing with a single, simple pull request
37. 37 Do Your Homework most projects won’t accept code that is not covered by tests and documentation updates
38. 38 Sometimes things don’t go as planned this pull request has been ignored for six months (and counting). It’s ok.
39. 39 Cognitive Bias contributor wanna-be is intimidated, yet there are a ton of projects out there, all striving for contributors
40. 40 The truth is that there is absolutely no luck in becoming an OSS developer
41. 41 You need dedication, will and grit. Along with a strong desire to learn new things.
42. 42 The good news is that you can become an OSS developer too Matteo Collina NodeJS Technical Steering Committee
43. 43 https:/ /guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/ GitHub https:/ /opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/ How to Contribute to Open Source http:/ /up-for-grabs.net/#/ Up for grabs http:/ /www.firsttimersonly.com First Timers Only Get Started! Check out these great resources
44. 44 opportunities are probably sittting right in front of you Start from your toolchain Yo!
45. 45 nicolaiarocci.com nicola@nicolaiarocci.com @nicolaiarocci Thank You! Send feedback or get in touch at: