Write a lib today! - Speaker Deck

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WRITE A LIB TODAY! PACO ESTEVEZ

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WHY SHOULD I WRITE A LIBRARY?

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LEARN CONCEPTS

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EXPLORE FRAMEWORKS

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ANTICIPATE YOUR OWN NEEDS

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IMPROVE YOUR DOCUMENTATION SKILLS

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EXPRESS IDEAS

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GET CHALLENGED

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TEST YOUR ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

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SOMETHING TO TALK WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS

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HELP YOU FIND A NEW JOB

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PRESENT AT EVENTS!

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IT’S JUST FUN

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WHY SHOULD MY COMPANY WRITE A LIB?

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“IT DOESN’T GIVE US ANY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE”

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“IT WILL HELP US ATTRACT TALENT”

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“ENGINEERS FROM OTHER COMPANIES WILL HELP US”

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“EVEN DISNEY HAS AN OPEN-SOURCE STRATEGY”

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT LICENSE TO AVOID LIABILITY

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MAKE THE LIBRARY A DERIVATIVE FROM THE INTERNAL CODE

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RELEASE UNDER A SEPARATE ORGANISATION

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PROVISION FOR MAINTENANCE

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IT’S NOT LEGAL DEPT’S JOB SO MAKE IT WORTH THEIR WHILE

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WHERE DO I PUBLISH IT?

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GITHUB

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HOW DO I SPREAD IT?

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PUBLISHING A LIBRARY ▸ Is it going to last for the ages, have a community, and be referenced by other libraries? Maven Central or JCenter ▸ Is it a small helper, prototype, or proof of concept? Are you the only contributor? Does it have low maintenance? jitpack.io

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WHERE DO I PROMOTE IT?

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PROMOTING YOUR LIBRARY ▸ Android Arsenal ▸ Android Weekly ▸ /r/androiddev ▸ Slack groups ▸ Local android community ▸ Twitter

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THE FEAR FIGHTING YOURSELF

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YOU CAN RELEASE ANONYMOUSLY

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HAVING A COMMUNITY IS OPT-IN

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EVERYONE’S CODE SUCKED AT SOME POINT

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EVERYTHING IS OLD IS NEW

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INCOMPLETE LIBRARIES ARE OKAY TOO* *BUT ALWAYS ADD A README

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LINKS pacoworks.com/ @fe_hudl github.com/pakoito tinyurl.com/LibDroidcon16 This presentation will be soon available on the droidcon London website at the following link: https://uk.droidcon.com/#skillscasts The Impostor Syndrome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqhUHyVpAwE Android maven grade plugin https://github.com/dcendents/android-maven-gradle- plugin Jitpack https://jitpack.io/ Android Arsenal https://android-arsenal.com/ /r/androiddev https://reddit.com/r/androiddev API design http://www.apibook.com/blog/ Bob Ross - copyright © 1985–2016 by Bob Ross Inc Shenzhen IO - copyright © 2016 by Zachtronics