My Story With Python and Open Source

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Nicola Iarocci @nicolaiarocci 1 My Story with Open Source

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Teacher and Consultant 2 Who I am a weirdo Python by Night I am the author and maintainer of a few Python open source projects: python- eve.org, python-cerberus.org, and more. Microsoft MVP MongoDB Master I also happen to be a Microsoft MVP for Visual Studio and Development Technologies and a MongoDB Master. Communities I run DevRomagna, a developers community, and CoderDojo Ravenna, a coding club for kids. http:/ /devromagna.org C# and F# by Day I am the author of Sofware Gestionali Amica, a line of accounting and invoicing applications for Italian small businesses. Check it out at http:/ /gestionaleamica.com Speaker At local and international conferences Languages, metodologies, best practices, etc.

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3 How I got into Open Source

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RESTful API for human beings 4 Eve

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5 Cerberus Lightweight extensible data validation for Python

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8 Boxroom CRUD for Humans

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9 pros and cons

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10 New Features for free

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11 New Features I mean for free

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12 Bug Fixes before you find out about them

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13 Bug Fixes before you find out about them

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14 Quality & Longevity more eyes see more

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15 Community build an active community around your project (design and implementation, word of mouth, safety net, etc.)

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16 Language & Cultural Barriers in an international community communication can be a challenge, also a chance to learn

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17 Maintenance after the initial excitement maintenance can (and will) become a burden

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18 Learn to Say No It hurts to turn people down

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19 Maintainer Responsability Every merged pull request is new code to maintain

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20 Open Source is Not About You Rich Hickley, creator of Clojure language

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21 Sustainability can be a little (!) hard

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22 You need to get creative TalkPython offers a course I recorded for them (money!)

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23 Consequences

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introvert code monkey, 1991-2012 24 Who I used to be C# by Day I am the author of Sofware Gestionali Amica, a line of accounting and invoicing applications for Italian small businesses. Check it out at https:/ /gestionaleamica.com

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25 One Day someone posted about Eve on Hacker News

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26 Speaking started with presenting at local and international conferences

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27 Consulting & Teaching was another direct consequence of my open source activty

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28 Consulting & Teaching was another direct consequence of my open source activty

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29 Communities DevRomagna and CoderDojo Ravenna

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30 Awards speaking and open source then got me some nice rewards

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31 Awards speaking and open source then got me some nice rewards

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32 Learn new things every single day, and then share them

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33 Networking last but not least

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34 Who I am a weirdo Python by Night I am the author and maintainer of a few Python open source projects: python- eve.org, python-cerberus.org, and more. Microsoft MVP MongoDB Master I also happen to be a Microsoft MVP for Visual Studio and Development Technologies and a MongoDB Master. Communities I run DevRomagna, a developers community, and CoderDojo Ravenna, a coding club for kids. http:/ /devromagna.org C# by Day I am the author of Sofware Gestionali Amica, a line of accounting and invoicing applications for Italian small businesses. Check it out at http:/ /gestionaleamica.com Speaker At local and international conferences Trainer Languages, metodologies, best practices, etc.

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35 Open Source rocked my world

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36 Take it Easy begin by contributing with a single, simple pull request

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37 Do Your Homework most projects won’t accept code that is not covered by tests and documentation updates

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38 Sometimes things don’t go as planned this pull request has been ignored for six months (and counting). It’s ok.

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39 Cognitive Bias contributor wanna-be is intimidated, yet there are a ton of projects out there, all striving for contributors

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40 The truth is that there is absolutely no luck in becoming an OSS developer

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41 You need dedication, will and grit. Along with a strong desire to learn new things.

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42 The good news is that you can become an OSS developer too Matteo Collina NodeJS Technical Steering Committee

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43 https:/ /guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/ GitHub https:/ /opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/ How to Contribute to Open Source http:/ /up-for-grabs.net/#/ Up for grabs http:/ /www.firsttimersonly.com First Timers Only Get Started! Check out these great resources

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44 opportunities are probably sittting right in front of you Start from your toolchain Yo!

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45 nicolaiarocci.com nicola@nicolaiarocci.com @nicolaiarocci Thank You! Send feedback or get in touch at: