MAKING OPEN SOURCE
MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
@KENNETH_SKOVHUS
TECHFESTIVAL AT ISSUU, SEPTEMBER 2017
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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (OSS)
SOFTWARE WITH SOURCE CODE THAT ANYONE CAN
INSPECT, MODIFY, AND ENHANCE.
OPPOSED TO CLOSED SOURCE / “PROPRIETARY”.
OSS OFTEN USED AS BUILDING BLOCKS FOR
PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE
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HI! I'M KENNETH.
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DEPENDING ON OSS TO DO MY JOB AT
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*NIX
APPIUM
ATOM
BABEL
BASH
BSD
CHROME
DOCKER
EXPRESS
FABRIC
FIREFOX
FLOW
GIT
JEST
MYSQL
NGINX
NODE
NPM
OPEN SSH
OPEN SSL
POSTGRESQL
PYTHON
REACT
REACT NATIVE
RUBY
SCALA
TYPESCRIPT
VARNISH
VIM
V8
VS CODE
WEBPACK
YARN
ZSH
…
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MAKING OPEN SOURCE
MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
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MAKING OPEN SOURCE
YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
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CONTRIBUTE TO OSS !
MEETUPS & CONFERENCES
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WHY CONTRIBUTE TO OSS?
GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
TO HAVE FUN
TO LEARN
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HOW TO START CONTRIBUTING?
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
“FIGURING OUT HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE”
JULIA EVANS @B0RK
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OSS CODE CONTRIBUTIONS
REQUIRES SAME DEV SKILLS
YOU USE EVERY DAY AT WORK
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SOFTWARE DESIGN DEBUGGING TESTING DOCUMENTATION
MAKING CLEAR PULL REQUEST ASK QUESTIONS
OSS CODE CONTRIBUTIONS
REQUIRES SAME DEV SKILLS
YOU USE EVERY DAY AT WORK
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WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT?
CODEBASE / CONVENTION IS UNKNOWN
HOW IS THE CODE CONSUMED?
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MAINTAINERS = STRANGERS
DIFFERENT GOALS / DIRECTION
IS THE CHANGE BROADLY APPLICABLE?
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT?
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MAINTAINING OSS IS TOUGH
BE RESPECTFUL
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT?
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HOW TO START CONTRIBUTING?
FIRST STEPS
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1) EXPLORE THE SOURCE CODE
OF TOOLS YOU USE EVERY DAY
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2) FIND BUG / LIMITATION
IN OSS PACKAGE
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2) FIND BUG / LIMITATION
IN OSS PACKAGE
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2) FIND BUG / LIMITATION
IN OSS PACKAGE
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2) FIND BUG / LIMITATION
IN OSS PACKAGE
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2) FIND BUG / LIMITATION
IN OSS PACKAGE
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2) FIND BUG / LIMITATION
IN OSS PACKAGE
COMMENT ON (GITHUB) ISSUES
HELP WITH DOCUMENTATION
PUSH FIXES / FEATURES UPSTREAM
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2) FIND BUG / LIMITATION
IN OSS PACKAGE
GOOD START = SMALL DOCS PULL REQUEST
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3) WRITE BLOG POSTS
SHARE IF YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW
(LANGUAGE, TOOL, LIBRARY)
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4) OPEN SOURCE SOMETHING!
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1) DIVE INTO THE SOURCE CODE, BE CURIOUS
2) HELP OUT OSS YOU USE (DOCS, ISSUES, BUGS, FEATURES)
3) WRITE BLOG POSTS (NEW TOOLS, LANGUAGES, EXPERIENCES)
4) OPEN SOURCE *SOMETHING*
HOW TO START CONTRIBUTING
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“BUT I HAVE NO TIME
FOR OSS CONTRIBUTIONS
AT MY DAY JOB!”
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USING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
=> CONTRIBUTE BACK
(CONVINCE YOUR MANAGER IF NEEDED!)
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USING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
=> CONTRIBUTE BACK
(STILL NO TIME? DONATIONS )
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USING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
=> CONTRIBUTE BACK
(CLARIFY THIS AT JOB INTERVIEWS)
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USING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
=> CONTRIBUTE BACK
(ADDING ADDITIONAL SPARE TIME GETS YOU FURTHER)
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WHAT OSS CONTRIBUTIONS GIVES ME
DIVERSITY IN TASKS (OSS VS PRODUCT/CLIENT WORK)
PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER (GLOBAL NETWORK)
INSIGHTS INTO TOOLS I USE EVERY DAY
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WHAT OSS CONTRIBUTIONS GIVES ME
GITHUB.COM/SKOVHUS/JEST-CODEMODS
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MAKING OPEN SOURCE
YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
@KENNETH_SKOVHUS
TECHFESTIVAL AT ISSUU, SEPTEMBER 2017