TypeScript: From the Outside In

How did my hobby of working in open source for the last 10 years eventually lead to me working on TypeScript?

1. TypeScript From the outside-in
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3. 1. Anyone can do this 2. You can do it anywhere
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17. READ-ONLY REFLECTION COSMETICS COVERING CONTRIBUTING COLLABORATING MENTORING ARCHITECTING Escalation of OSS Contributions
18. Readonly STAGE 0
19. CAREER: 0 YEARS
20. STAGE 0 - READONLY How you are contributing to OSS? • YOU USE IT
21. STAGE 0 - READONLY Next Steps • HELP BY SIGNAL BOOSTING THINGS WHICH YOU ENJOY
22. Reflection STAGE 1
23. CAREER: 1 YEAR
28. STAGE 1 - REFLECTION How you are contributing to OSS? • YOU LET OTHERS KNOW THINGS EXIST • YOU HELP OTHERS TO WORK THROUGH ISSUES • GIVE TALKS
29. STAGE 1 - REFLECTION Next Steps • DOCUMENTATION IMPROVEMENTS • FIX TYPOS • DO MORE REFLECTION
30. Cosmetics STAGE 2
31. CAREER: 2 YEARS
32. CAREER: 3 YEARS
33. STAGE 2 - COSMETICS How you are contributing to OSS? • HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND PROCESS SAFELY • MAKES LIFE EASIER FOR EVERYONE READIING
34. STAGE 2 - COSMETICS Next Steps • START TO IMPROVE INLINE CODE DOCS • TRADE WRITING POSTS ABOUT DOCS, AND SEND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MAIN REPO
35. Covering STAGE 3
36. TWO YEARS OF REACT NATIVE The start-up Art.sy aims to do for visual art what Pandora did for music: become a source of discovery, pleasure and education.” “ CAREER: 3 YEARS
37. TWO YEARS OF REACT NATIVE
38. CAREER: 4 YEARS
41. STAGE 3 - COVERING How you are contributing to OSS? • YOU HELP PEOPLE BY CLAIMING NON-CRITICAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY • YOU BUILD SMALL LIBRARIES THAT FIX A WELL- SCOPED PROBLEM
42. STAGE 3 - COVERING Next Steps • USE YOUR NEW VANTAGE POINT TO SEE FURTHER AHEAD • LOOK FOR GAPS IN THE ECOSYSTEM YOU’RE CONTRIBUTING TO
43. Contributing STAGE 4
44. CAREER: 4 YEARS
46. STAGE 4 - CONTRIBUTING How you are contributing to OSS? • YOU BUILD YOUR OWN LIBRARIES THAT ARE NOT TRIVIAL • YOU SUPPORT IT OVER TIME, AND SHIP MULTIPLE RELEASES • YOU ACCEPT PRS, AND FIX ISSUES FOR OTHERS
47. STAGE 4 - CONTRIBUTING Next Steps • LET PEOPLE KNOW YOUR CODE EXISTS • WORK WITH PEOPLE MAKING PRS • SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY OVER YEARS
48. Collaborating STAGE 5
49. CAREER: 5 YEARS
53. STAGE 5 - COLLABORATING How you are contributing to OSS? • YOU UNDERSTAND THAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHERS PROJECTS CAN BE MORE VALUABLE THAN MAKING SOMETHING NEW YOURSELF • YOU TAKE THE TIME TO WORK ON LARGER PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE IMPACT
54. STAGE 5 - COLLABORATING Next Steps • WORK ON MORE BIG PROJECTS • CONNECT PEOPLE • HELP LIFT OTHERS WHO LOOK INTERESTED
55. Mentoring STAGE 6
56. CAREER: 6 YEARS
59. STAGE 6 - MENTORING How you are contributing to OSS? • YOU HELP OTHER PEOPLE WITH BIG IDEAS • PROVIDE ADVICE FROM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE • GET TO ACT LIKE A WIZARD
60. STAGE 6 - MENTORING Next Steps • YOU SHOULD NEVER STOP MENTORING • DISCOVER UNDER-APPECIATED PEOPLE
61. Architecting STAGE 7
62. CAREER: 10 YEARS
67. STAGE 7 - ARCHITECTING How you are contributing to OSS? • YOU ARE ENTRUSTED TO BE IN CORE DEV CHATROOMS • YOU PURSUADE OTHERS VIA RFCS, ISSUES AND CHAT BUT DON’T NECESSARILY DO THE WORK • YOU JOIN WORKING GROUPS
68. STAGE 7 - ARCHITECTING Next Steps • I DUNNO, YOU GO WORK ON PROJECTS WHICH ARE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY SCALE?
69. STAGE 7 - ARCHITECTING
70. There might not be next steps
71. Tt Doing OSS is a skill
72. Tt Skills take time
73. Tt You can do this
74. Tt Slowly escalate
75. Tt You don’t have to go all the way
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