STAGE 0 - READONLY
How you are
contributing to OSS?
• YOU USE IT
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STAGE 0 - READONLY
Next Steps
• HELP BY SIGNAL BOOSTING THINGS
WHICH YOU ENJOY
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Reflection
STAGE 1
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CAREER: 1 YEAR
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STAGE 1 - REFLECTION
How you are
contributing to OSS?
• YOU LET OTHERS KNOW THINGS EXIST
• YOU HELP OTHERS TO WORK THROUGH ISSUES
• GIVE TALKS
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STAGE 1 - REFLECTION
Next Steps
• DOCUMENTATION IMPROVEMENTS
• FIX TYPOS
• DO MORE REFLECTION
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Cosmetics
STAGE 2
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CAREER: 2 YEARS
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CAREER: 3 YEARS
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STAGE 2 - COSMETICS
How you are
contributing to OSS?
• HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND PROCESS SAFELY
• MAKES LIFE EASIER FOR EVERYONE READIING
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STAGE 2 - COSMETICS
Next Steps
• START TO IMPROVE INLINE CODE DOCS
• TRADE WRITING POSTS ABOUT DOCS, AND
SEND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MAIN REPO
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Covering
STAGE 3
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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.”
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CAREER: 3 YEARS
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TWO YEARS
OF REACT NATIVE
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CAREER: 4 YEARS
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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
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STAGE 3 - COVERING
Next Steps
• USE YOUR NEW VANTAGE POINT TO
SEE FURTHER AHEAD
• LOOK FOR GAPS IN THE ECOSYSTEM
YOU’RE CONTRIBUTING TO
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Contributing
STAGE 4
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CAREER: 4 YEARS
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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
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STAGE 4 - CONTRIBUTING
Next Steps
• LET PEOPLE KNOW YOUR CODE EXISTS
• WORK WITH PEOPLE MAKING PRS
• SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY OVER YEARS
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Collaborating
STAGE 5
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CAREER: 5 YEARS
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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
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STAGE 5 - COLLABORATING
Next Steps
• WORK ON MORE BIG PROJECTS
• CONNECT PEOPLE
• HELP LIFT OTHERS WHO LOOK INTERESTED
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Mentoring
STAGE 6
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CAREER: 6 YEARS
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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
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STAGE 6 - MENTORING
Next Steps
• YOU SHOULD NEVER STOP MENTORING
• DISCOVER UNDER-APPECIATED PEOPLE
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Architecting
STAGE 7
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CAREER: 10 YEARS
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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
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STAGE 7 - ARCHITECTING
Next Steps
• I DUNNO, YOU GO WORK ON PROJECTS
WHICH ARE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
SCALE?