Contributing to Open Source

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RALPH WHITBECK • DEVELOPER EVANGELIST • ATLASSIAN • @REDWOLVES Contributing to   Open Source

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Why Contribute?

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Why you should contribute to open source:

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Gain Programming Experience Why you should contribute to open source:

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Builds Personal Brand Gain Programming Experience Why you should contribute to open source:

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Builds Personal Brand Gain Programming Experience Why you should contribute to open source: Meet interesting people

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Learn different perspectives Builds Personal Brand Gain Programming Experience Why you should contribute to open source: Meet interesting people

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Getting started

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Creating Issues

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How to create a good bug report (validate)

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Search to ensure it hasn’t already been reported How to create a good bug report (validate)

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Try the latest version Search to ensure it hasn’t already been reported How to create a good bug report (validate)

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Disable Browser Extensions Try the latest version Search to ensure it hasn’t already been reported How to create a good bug report (validate)

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Steps to reproduce Simplify down to a reduced test case How to create a good bug report (preparing) Check for CONTRIBUTING.md

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Getting Involved

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You don’t just become a core contributor! It takes time and involves building trust with the project maintainers. “ ”

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You don’t just become a core contributor! It takes time and involves building trust with the project maintainers. ABRAHAM LINCOLN “ ”

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The Contributors Path Find where discussions happen, team meetings, watch the repo, etc. Lurk

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The Contributors Path Find where discussions happen, team meetings, watch the repo, etc. Help Triage Bugs Reproduce bugs. Write reduce test cases. Clarify where necessary. Lurk

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The Contributors Path Submit a PR Find where discussions happen, team meetings, watch the repo, etc. Help Triage Bugs Reproduce bugs. Write reduce test cases. Clarify where necessary. Lurk Start with something easy. Follow the process and submit a Pull Request.

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What if I’m not a coder?

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Help build a community: • Conferences • Meetups • Create talks to submit to conferences • Teach at meetups • Look to help others • Watch relevant topic tags on SO or discussion forums Help organize events Speak/Teach Help others

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What else can I do? • Documentation is always needed • Starter Tutorials • Improve the web site • Improve documentation • Publishers like O’Reilly, Packt • Always looking for content Write docs Design Write a book

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• Marketing • Lawyers • Accountants • Experience running a company Other skills?

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Thank you! RALPH WHITBECK • DEVELOPER EVANGELIST • ATLASSIAN • @REDWOLVES