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Doing Open Source as a Contributor and Maintainer Isabel Costa | @isabelcmdcosta
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Becoming a Contributor...
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Open Source
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I want to … Open Source
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I want to … How to start? Open Source
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Then one day ...
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Dec ‘17: First PR during 24 Pull Requests
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Contributing steps were very simple!
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Dec ‘17: My first Open Source PR merged! Pull Request: https://github.com/fvcproductions/hire-me/pull/9
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3 intense months of working in Open Source!
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What did I learn from being a contributor?
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It helps caring about what you’re contributing to
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There’s a lot of resources and projects you can contribute to
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Not all projects or communities behave the same way
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Be honest and set expectations
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Confidence comes with time
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You don’t have to code to contribute to Open Source
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Design
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Quality Assurance
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Feedback Credit: http://systers-opensource.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-importance-of-feedback.html
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Getting the most out of Open Source requires effort
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Becoming a Maintainer...
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This can be fun … Open Source
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How do I maintain projects?
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How do I maintain projects?
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Two contributors helped me reviewing a PR!
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This can be fun … Open Source So is it all fun now?
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I merged a PR that broke the Swagger Docs!
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I managed to fix it!
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A newcomer struggling, didn’t give up! (...)
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What did I learn from being a maintainer, so far?
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You don’t have to know everything
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You can learn from contributors
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You can get people from a wide range of experience
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It can be stressful to manage a demanding project
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You can share work as a maintainer
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I enjoy giving back to the community and the project
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This is a 2 way relation!
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What can we do to help each other?
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Be patient
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Be patient Be open
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Be patient Be open Be kind
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Contributor Maintainer
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Documentation Maintainer Contributor
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Documentation Contributor Maintainer
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A last reflection ...
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"(...) the world is a better place when everyone takes time to understand one another. (...)" from a completely unrelated YouTube video I saw ...
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Tha y ! @isabelcmdcosta @isabelcosta isabelcosta.github.io