Oops! I Became an Open Source Maintainer! 😱

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1 Oops! I Became an Open Source Maintainer M a r i a t t a W i j a y a @mariatta

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2 About Me " Python Core Developer @mariatta

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2 About Me PSF Community Service Award 2018 " Python Core Developer @mariatta

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2 About Me PSF Community Service Award 2018 Google Open Source Peer Bonus Award 2017 and 2020 " Python Core Developer @mariatta

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2 About Me PSF Community Service Award 2018 Google Open Source Peer Bonus Award 2017 and 2020 GitHub Sponsors Maintainer Spotlight " Python Core Developer @mariatta

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3 Oops! I Became An Open Source Maintainer! @mariatta

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3 Oops! I Became An Open Source Maintainer! Oops! How Did This Happen? 01 @mariatta

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3 Oops! I Became An Open Source Maintainer! Oops! How Did This Happen? 01 Oops! The Things I Didn’t Expect! 02 @mariatta

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3 Oops! I Became An Open Source Maintainer! Oops! How Did This Happen? 01 Oops! The Things I Didn’t Expect! 02 Oops! The Things I Did Wrong! 03 @mariatta

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3 Oops! I Became An Open Source Maintainer! Oops! How Did This Happen? 01 Oops! The Things I Didn’t Expect! 02 Oops! The Things I Did Wrong! 03 Oops! I Did It Again! 04 @mariatta

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3 Oops! I Became An Open Source Maintainer! Oops! How Did This Happen? 01 Oops! The Things I Didn’t Expect! 02 Oops! The Things I Did Wrong! 03 Oops! I Did It Again! 04 How You Can Do It Better 05 @mariatta

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Oops! How Did This Happen? 4 @mariatta

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5 coala: Oct 2016 CPython: Jan 2017 pythondotorg: Dec 2016 @mariatta

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What’s the motivation? 6 @mariatta

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What’s the motivation? 6 Diversity problem within open source community @mariatta

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What’s the motivation? 6 Diversity problem within open source community Doing my part to help @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 7 @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 7 Focus on modules that interest me @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 7 Focus on modules that interest me Check out the repo and the contributing guide @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 7 Focus on modules that interest me Check out the repo and the contributing guide Help improve the doc where it’s lacking @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 7 Focus on modules that interest me Check out the repo and the contributing guide Find an issue in the bug tracker Help improve the doc where it’s lacking @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 7 Focus on modules that interest me Check out the repo and the contributing guide Find an issue in the bug tracker Introduce myself to mailing-list Help improve the doc where it’s lacking @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 8 Focus on modules that interest me @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 8 Focus on modules that interest me @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 8 Focus on modules that interest me Find projects that I care about, where my existing skills would be useful @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 8 Focus on modules that interest me Find projects that I care about, where my existing skills would be useful Check out the repo and the contributing guide @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 8 Focus on modules that interest me Find projects that I care about, where my existing skills would be useful Check out the repo and the contributing guide Help improve the doc where it’s lacking @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 9 Focus on modules that interest me Find projects that I care about, where my existing skills would be useful Check out the repo and the contributing guide Find an issue in the bug tracker Help improve the doc where it’s lacking @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 10 It’s like starting a new job @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 10 It’s like starting a new job No assigned mentor, no formal “onboarding” session @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 10 It’s like starting a new job No assigned mentor, no formal “onboarding” session Takes time @mariatta

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Contributing to open source 10 It’s like starting a new job No assigned mentor, no formal “onboarding” session Takes time It’s not just about code @mariatta

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11 Oops! The Things I Didn’t Expect! Lots of emails and notifications Making decisions Issue Triaging 100s emails/day @mariatta

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12 Oops! The Things I Didn’t Expect! Lots of emails and notifications Making decisions Issue Triaging Handling CoC cases Moderating communication channels “Representing” 100s emails/day @mariatta

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13 Making My Own Decisions without consulting the other maintainers Not Managing My Time Wisely lead to burnout and depression Oops! The Things I Did Wrong! Not Communicating Decisions with the other maintainers @mariatta

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Oops! I Did It Again! 14 @mariatta

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Oops! I Did It Again! 14 I really do care @mariatta

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Oops! I Did It Again! 15 Growth and learning opportunities @mariatta

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Oops! I Did It Again! 16 “In open source, the more you give, the more you get back.”, - Peter Wang’s PyCon DE Keynote @mariatta

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Oops! I Did It Again! 17 Acceptance and sense of belonging @mariatta

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18 How You Can Do It Better @mariatta

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19 How You Can Do It Better Clarify the Expectations 00 @mariatta

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20 Have a Maintenance Guide 01 How You Can Do It Better Clarify the Expectations 00 @mariatta

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21 Have a Maintenance Guide 01 Have a Succesion Plan in place 02 How You Can Do It Better Clarify the Expectations 00 @mariatta

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22 Have a Maintenance Guide 01 Organize an Annual Sprint 03 Have a Succesion Plan in place 02 How You Can Do It Better Clarify the Expectations 00 @mariatta

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23 Have a Maintenance Guide 01 Organize an Annual Sprint 03 Have a Succesion Plan in place 02 Get Funding! 04 How You Can Do It Better Clarify the Expectations 00 @mariatta

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24 Have a Maintenance Guide 01 Organize an Annual Sprint 03 Have a Succesion Plan in place 02 Get Funding! 04 Take Care of Yourself 05 How You Can Do It Better Clarify the Expectations 00 @mariatta