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👋 SHENKAR COLLEGE!
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- Lorenzo Sciandra
- @kelset
- Senior Software Engineer @
Microsoft
- React Native maintainer
WHO AM I
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WHAT WE’LL BE DOING TODAY
an overview of me&Microsoft
open source
how OSS unlocked my career
what’s (still) exciting in React Native
closing thoughts
Q&A
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ME & MICROSOFT
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A QUICK BACKGROUND
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MY WORK AT MICROSOFT
I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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MY WORK AT MICROSOFT
I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
- I have signi
fi
cant experience in my tech stack
- I can communicate e
ff i
ciently
- I manage my own workload
- I hit the ground running
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MY WORK AT MICROSOFT
I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
- spend a lot of times in meetings
- communicate and coordinate a lot of e
ff
orts
- help shape the future of React Native
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WHY IS IT EVEN NEEDED?
https://reactnative.dev/showcase
https://microsoft.github.io/react-native-windows/resources-showcase
...AND MORE!
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WE DEPEND ON REACT NATIVE
SO MUCH
THAT WE NEED PEOPLE
TO ENSURE ITS SUCCESS
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🤔
…HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?
IT’S OWNED BY FACEBOOK
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OPEN SOURCE
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https://opensource.org/osd/
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MY ATTEMPT AT A BETTER EXPLANATION
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THE ROLE OF GITHUB
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CONTRIBUTING IS EASY
https://good
fi
rstissue.dev/
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CONTRIBUTING IS EASY
https://opensource.guide/
https://good
fi
rstissue.dev/
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OPEN SOURCE
THRIVES
VIA ITS
COMMUNITIES
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HOW OSS UNLOCKED MY CAREER
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you work on YOUR product with YOUR team in YOUR company
HOW WORK USUALLY… WORKS
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you work on ANY product with MANY teams in ALL companies
WHEN OPEN SOURCE IS INVOLVED
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REACT NATIVE’S CASE
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HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
- I have signi
fi
cant experience in my tech stack
- I can communicate e
ff i
ciently
- I manage my own workload
- I hit the ground running
I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
- I have signi
fi
cant experience in my tech stack
- I can communicate e
ffi
ciently
- I manage my own workload
- I hit the ground running
I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
- I have signi
fi
cant experience in my tech stack
- I can communicate e
ffi
ciently
- I manage my own workload
- I hit the ground running
I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
- I have signi
fi
cant experience in my tech stack
- I can communicate e
ffi
ciently
- I manage my own workload
- I hit the ground running
I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
- I have signi
fi
cant experience in my tech stack
- I can communicate e
ffi
ciently
- I manage my own workload
- I hit the ground running
I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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OPEN SOURCE
CAN HELP YOU PROGRESS
BUT
IT REQUIRES CONSISTENCY
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…YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK HARD
BEFORE YOU’LL SEE RESULTS
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👼😈
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WHAT’S (STILL) EXCITING IN REACT NATIVE
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truly cross-platform
modularisation
extra platforms
community
cross-industry synergies
ITS UNIQUE PROPOSITIONS
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TRULY CROSS-PLATFORM
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MODULARISATION
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MODULARISATION
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EXTRA PLATFORMS
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EXTRA PLATFORMS
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EXTRA PLATFORMS
https://github.com/mmazzarolo/react-native-universal-monorepo
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EXTRA PLATFORMS
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COMMUNITY
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CROSS-INDUSTRY SYNERGIES
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CLOSING THOUGHTS
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REACT NATIVE IS ______
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REACT NATIVE IS AN INCREDIBLE ENABLER
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REACT NATIVE IS A CATALYST FOR RAPID ITERATION
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REACT NATIVE IS BACKED BY BIG PLAYERS
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REACT NATIVE IS QUINTESSENTIALLY OPEN SOURCE
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- Lorenzo Sciandra
- @kelset
- Senior Software Engineer @
Microsoft
- React Native maintainer
- reach out on twitter, Mastodon
or at [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!
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