How to Contribute to Kuberntes - Kubernetes Days India

Practical tips about how to contribute to Kubernetes and grow up the contributor ladder to become a reviewer and an approver.

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1. How to contribute to Kubernetes! - By Nikhita Raghunath
2. Who am I • Software Engineer at Loodse • Technical Lead for SIG Contributor Experience • You can find me on: ◦ Github - nikhita ◦ Twitter - TheNikhita
3. Contributing to Kubernetes is @TheNikhita
4. Contributing to Kubernetes is scary. @TheNikhita
5. Contributing to Kubernetes is intimidating. @TheNikhita
6. Contributing to Kubernetes is hard. @TheNikhita
7. It doesn’t have to be. @TheNikhita
8. How can we make it easier? @TheNikhita
9. How can we go from @TheNikhita
10. How can we go from to @TheNikhita
11. How can we go from to @TheNikhita
12. Let’s Dive In! @TheNikhita
13. Community Groups • Special Interest Groups (SIGs) - own code and consist of subprojects. • Working Groups (WGs) - temporary cross-SIG groups. • User Groups (UGs) - for facilitating communication for long standing topics for users. • Committees - group to taken on sensitive topics @TheNikhita
14. Community Groups @TheNikhita
15. How to pick a SIG • Related to your job @TheNikhita
16. How to pick a SIG • Related to your job • Topics of Interest @TheNikhita
17. How to pick a SIG • Related to your job • Topics of Interest • Which SIGs have the most documentation @TheNikhita
18. How to pick a SIG • Related to your job • Topics of Interest • Which SIGs have the most documentation • Which SIGs have clear roles defined @TheNikhita
19. How to pick a SIG • Related to your job • Topics of Interest • Which SIGs have the most documentation • Which SIGs have clear roles defined • Language you are comfortable with @TheNikhita
20. Get to know the SIG • Slack channels • Mailing Lists • Meetings • Meeting notes @TheNikhita
21. Use lots of emojis! @TheNikhita
22. Lurk Around Ok to feel intimidated! Start small! @TheNikhita
23. Lurk Around Ok to feel intimidated! Get an idea of: • Who is working on what • What tasks are being worked on • What’s on the roadmap Start small! @TheNikhita
24. Local environment hack/local-up-cluster.sh to get a cluster up and running! More details here: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/deve l/running-locally.md @TheNikhita
25. Docs 1. User docs - https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/ Play around and understand what a feature does @TheNikhita
26. Docs 2. Contributor friendly docs • Developer Guide ◦ Code conventions • Contributor Guide ◦ Community conventions @TheNikhita
27. Docs 3. KEPs - Kubernetes Enhancement Proposals • Still a new-ish concept • Useful to understand design decisions behind features @TheNikhita
28. Docs 3. KEPs - Kubernetes Enhancement Proposals • Still a new-ish concept • Useful to understand design decisions behind features • Interested in Project Management? ◦ Help SIG PM improve the KEP process! @TheNikhita
29. Docs 3. KEPs - Kubernetes Enhancement Proposals • Still a new-ish concept • Useful to understand design decisions behind features • Interested in Project Management? ◦ Help SIG PM improve the KEP process! • Interested in Memes? ◦ Help us create more of them! @TheNikhita
30. Introduce and Ask Questions! • Who you are • What part you are interested to contribute to • What documentation you have read • What problems you are facing Help others help you @TheNikhita
31. Docs (again!) But this time YOU write it! @TheNikhita
32. Docs (again!) But this time YOU write it! BOOM....YOU HAVE ALREADY CONTRIBUTED NOW!! @TheNikhita
34. WHAT DO I WORK ON???????
35. Scratch an itch • Want to a feature -> implement it • Found a bug -> fix it • Could also be smaller things like: ◦ Code isn’t clear -> refactor and add comments ◦ Script doesn’t work on your OS -> fix the script @TheNikhita
36. Look for labels • Easier to get started with • Mentorship is available @TheNikhita
37. Look for labels • SIG Labels • Kind Labels @TheNikhita
38. Participate in roadmap planning Show up in the beginning of the release cycle @TheNikhita
39. Shadow someone Join the release team! Form for shadows for v1.15 will be out soon!! @TheNikhita
40. Ask away • Look at what people are working on and offer to help on subtasks • Ask on slack channels @TheNikhita
41. Other (slightly ambiguous) ways Refactor, write tests and help fix flakes! @TheNikhita
42. Non-code contributions @TheNikhita
43. Non-code contributions • Issue triage @TheNikhita
44. Non-code contributions • Issue triage • Writing blog posts @TheNikhita
45. Non-code contributions • Issue triage • Writing blog posts • Community Management @TheNikhita
46. Non-code contributions • Issue triage • Writing blog posts • Community Management • Moderation @TheNikhita
47. Non-code contributions • Issue triage • Writing blog posts • Community Management • Moderation • Organizing events @TheNikhita
48. Non-code contributions • Issue triage • Writing blog posts • Community Management • Moderation • Organizing events • Note taking https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/non-code-contributions.md @TheNikhita
49. Code Reviews • Read code reviews @TheNikhita
50. Code Reviews • Read code reviews • Useful to understand the why behind a decision @TheNikhita
51. Code Reviews • Read code reviews • Useful to understand the why behind a decision • Make notes about what you learn @TheNikhita
52. Code Reviews • Read code reviews • Useful to understand the why behind a decision • Make notes about what you learn • Incorporate into docs @TheNikhita
53. Code Reviews • Read code reviews • Useful to understand the why behind a decision • Make notes about what you learn • Incorporate into docs • Review others’ code @TheNikhita
54. So you found what to work on and created a PR. Now What? @TheNikhita
55. Say Hi to k8s-ci-robot! @TheNikhita
56. Sign the CLA • Individual Contributor CLA • Corporate Contributor CLA @TheNikhita
57. OWNERS files 2 stage code review process: 1. /lgtm 2. /approve @TheNikhita
58. Bot suggests reviewers • /cc @nikhita ◦ Requests review • /assign @nikhita ◦ Adds assignee Use #pr-reviews if your PR doesn’t get attention! @TheNikhita
59. http://gubernator.k8s.io/pr/lavalamp Gubernator to check reviewer bandwidth
60. Testing • If author is not a member: ◦ /ok-to-test from member • To retest failed tests: ◦ /retest • To test a single test: ◦ /test pull-kubernetes-verify @TheNikhita
61. Understand why your PR hasn’t merged @TheNikhita
62. Your PR gets merged!!!! @TheNikhita
63. Contributor Ladder @TheNikhita
64. Mentorship Opportunities • Meet Our Contributors ◦ 8pm first wednesday of each month ◦ #meet-our-contributors • Group Mentoring • Google Summer of Code ◦ Kubernetes is participating in GSoC 2019! ◦ APPLY!!! • Outreachy @TheNikhita
65. India-specific slack channels • #in-dev - for contributors • #in-users - for users • #in-events - for events happening in India @TheNikhita
66. Contributors from India Reach out to these folks if you want to know more! Table can be found here.