Kotlin for Open Source - Speaker Deck

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Kotlin for Open Source Wajahat Karim

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About Me Wajahat Karim - Mobile Developer (Apps & Games) - Writer (Co-Authored 2 Books) - Open Source Contributor - Editor at Android Pub (70,000+ followers) & Flutter Pub (2000+ followers)

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Open Source is

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What’s The Difference?

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What About YOU? The new kotlin developers

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Why Open Source? ● Give something back ● Get to collaborate with smart people ● Great opportunity to learn something new ● Great exposure ● Looks awesome on resume and portfolio ● Doesn’t have to be code ● Provides good internet existence

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Why Kotlin? ● Rapid Growth ● Quick Learning Curve ● Fast and Short Language ● Awesome Community ● Open Source Loves Kotlin

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But How? ● Your Graveyard Projects ○ Better on Github than Laptop ● Reusable Parts of Your Private Projects ○ Modular Architecture Thinking ● Experiments and Demos ○ Showcase and Learning ● Contribute to Other Projects ○ Fixing Issues, Submitting Issues, Update Docs

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Sharing = Caring

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Join 100+ community of Pakistani android devs at: http://bit.do/pak-android-slack

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Thanks for listening. https://wajahatkarim.com [email protected] https://github.com/wajahatkarim3 @WajahatKarim https://medium.com/@wajahatkarim3