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
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   My Story with Open Source
   

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2. Teacher and Consultant
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   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.
   

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   How I got into Open Source
   

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4. RESTful API for human beings
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   Eve
   

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   Cerberus
   Lightweight extensible data validation for Python
   

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   Boxroom
   CRUD for Humans
   

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9. 9
   pros and cons
   

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10. 10
    New Features
    for free
    

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    New Features
    I mean for free
    

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    Bug Fixes
    before you find out about them
    

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    Bug Fixes
    before you find out about them
    

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    Quality & Longevity
    more eyes see more
    

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    Community
    build an active community around your project (design and implementation, word of mouth, safety net, etc.)
    

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    Language & Cultural Barriers
    in an international community communication can be a challenge, also a chance to learn
    

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    Maintenance
    after the initial excitement maintenance can (and will) become a burden
    

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    Learn to Say No
    It hurts to turn people down
    

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    Maintainer Responsability
    Every merged pull request is new code to maintain
    

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    Open Source is Not About You
    Rich Hickley, creator of Clojure language
    

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    Sustainability
    can be a little (!) hard
    

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    You need to get creative
    TalkPython offers a course I recorded for them
    (money!)
    

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    Consequences
    

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24. introvert code monkey, 1991-2012
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    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
    

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    One Day
    someone posted about Eve on Hacker News
    

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    Speaking
    started with presenting at local and international conferences
    

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    Consulting & Teaching
    was another direct consequence of my open source activty
    

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    Consulting & Teaching
    was another direct consequence of my open source activty
    

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29. 29
    Communities
    DevRomagna and CoderDojo Ravenna
    

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    Awards
    speaking and open source then got me some nice rewards
    

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    Awards
    speaking and open source then got me some nice rewards
    

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    Learn
    new things every single day, and then share them
    

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    Networking
    last but not least
    

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    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.
    

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    Open Source
    rocked my world
    

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    Take it Easy
    begin by contributing with a single, simple pull request
    

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    Do Your Homework
    most projects won’t accept code that is not covered by tests and documentation updates
    

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    Sometimes things don’t go as planned
    this pull request has been ignored for six months (and counting). It’s ok.
    

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    Cognitive Bias
    contributor wanna-be is intimidated, yet there are a ton of projects out there, all striving for contributors
    

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    The truth is that there is absolutely no luck in
    becoming an OSS developer
    

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    You need dedication, will and grit.
    Along with a strong desire to learn new things.
    

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    The good news is that
    you can become an OSS developer too
    Matteo Collina
    NodeJS Technical Steering Committee
    

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    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
    

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    opportunities are probably sittting right in front of you
    Start from your toolchain
    Yo!
    

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    nicolaiarocci.com nicola@nicolaiarocci.com
    @nicolaiarocci
    Thank You!
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