Contributing to Open Source: from beginning to lessons learned @ Tropical Ruby 2015

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Contribu)ng+to+Open%Source from%beginning%to%lessons%learned

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Many%people%have%diﬃcul1es%to%do% their%ﬁrst%open%source%contribu1on,% while%others%struggle%to%keep% ac1vely%contribu1ng. —"Carlos"Antonio

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Carlos'Antonio @cantoniodasilva

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Marley

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Timeline:(<=#2008

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Timeline:(2009

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Timeline 2010!=>!maintaining!Plataformatec!OSS! projects,!ocasional!contribu9ons!to!Rails!and! other!projects.

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Timeline 2011!=>!maintaining!Plataformatec!OSS! projects,!ocasional!contribu9ons!to!Rails!and! other!projects.

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Timeline 2012!=>!Rafael!and!I!started!working! frequently!on!Rails. Life%got%in%the%way%=>%Burnout.

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Timeline 2013!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!without!changing! the!way!I!worked.

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I"got"married. <3#<3#<3

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Timeline 2013!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!without!changing! the!way!I!worked. Life%got%in%the%way%=>%Burnout.

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Timeline 2014!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!but!trying!new! ways!to!remain!ac,ve.

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Timeline Today!=>!Par'cipate!while!balancing!my!'me! between!life,!work,!and!OSS. No#burnout.

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Timeline Future!=>!Trailblazer! Core!Team?!?

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Where%do%I%start? Contribu)ng+starts+with+using.

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Where%do%I%start? Find%something%fun%(or%painful).

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Where%do%I%start? Help%yourself.

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How$do$I$start? Look$for$how/what$others$are$doing.

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Rely%on%maintainers They%are%there%to%help%and%guide.

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How$do$I$start? Use$some$of$your$free$%me$(and$a$bit$of$your$ work$%me$too).

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Virtually)no#company)will)give)you) speciﬁc#-me)for)Open)Source. —#Carlos#Antonio

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It#is#up#to#you!

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How$do$I$start? Don't&be&afraid&to&share&your&work. ques%ons,)thoughts,)bug)reports,)small)patches,)typo)or)doc)ﬁxes,) anything!

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27.43%!of!all!pull!requests!get! rejected. —(Made(up(number

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Who$cares? !\_()_/!

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It#is#OK#to#be#wrong.

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It#is#all#about learning!/!improving.

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Celebrate!when!it!is!accepted.

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Remember! Limit!your!&me.!Create!a!workﬂow.

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Remember! Mo#va#on!vs!discipline. h"p:/ /www.wisdomina/on.com/screw3mo/va/on3what3you3need3is3discipline/

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Be#nice. Saying'thank&you'doesn't'hurt'<3.

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Ge#ng&prac%cal

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Asking'ques%ons Avoid!the!issues!tracker. Try$Mailing$Lists,$Stack$Overﬂow,$IRC,$etc.

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Repor&ng)issues Search'for'similar'issues!ﬁrst.

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Repor&ng)issues Try$to$give$as#much#informa-on$as$possible.

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Repor&ng)issues Try$to$explain$how$to$reproduce$the$problem.

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Sending'comments Add#something!to!the!discussion.

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Sending'comments Don't&just&send&a&+1,&please.

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Sending'patches Follow%the%project's*code*conven.ons.

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Rails&indent&code&conven.on

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Sending'patches Review!what!you've!done!before!submi4ng.

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Sending'patches Try$to$give$as#much#context$as$possible.

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Sending'patches Add/update)the)docs)and)the)changelog.

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Sending'patches Tests?!?

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TDD is#dead

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Sending'patches Include(tests(when(possible.

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Sending'patches Incomplete*patches!are!OK.

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Sending'security)patches Never%send%them%to%the%issues%tracker.

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Never%send%a%security%patch to#the#issues%tracker

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Sending'security)patches Look$for$speciﬁc'emails,$or$no-fy'the' maintainers$directly.

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RTFC Read%The%F*cking%Contribu)ng.md.

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Maintaining!a!project

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Split!the!work:!build!a!team Trust&people!to!do!the&right&thing™.

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Ask!for!contribu+ons Help%them%help%you.

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Turn%no#ﬁca#ons(oﬀ%(some+mes) They%might%get%overwhelming.

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Respond(to(issues!frequently Create&a&workﬂow&to&avoid&them&piling&up.

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Tips%for%keeping%your%Open%Source% So2ware%issues%tracker%6dy —"José"Valim","Plataformatec

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Can$I$contribute$to$Rails$right&now? Help%reviewing%open%issues%and%PRs%❤.

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Using&the&merge&bu.on&is&easy,& ensuring&that&a&reported&bug&is&really& an&issue&and&that&the&code&in&a&PR&is& ready&to&be&merged&is&way&harder& and&(me*consuming. —*The*Rails*Team

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RTFC Read%The%F*cking%Contribu)ng.md.

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h"p:/ /guides.rubyonrails.org/

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homework

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Giving&back:&A&prac/cal&guide&to& OSS&contribu/ons —"Aaron"Pa)erson","Red"Hat

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How$to$Contribute$to$Open$Source:$ Extensibility$from$Simplicity —"Ryan"Davis"+"AT&T"Interac4ve

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Don't&feel&guilty&about&not& contribu2ng&to&open&source —"Julia"Evans","Stripe

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I"some'mes"hear"people"say"“you% should%write%open%source%so2ware!”" like"it’s"a"universal"good."Don’t."Do"it" if"it"makes"sense"for"you,"if"it’s"worth" your"'me! —%Julia%Evans

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Contribu)ng+to+Big+Bad+Open+ Source —"Sean"Doyle"+"Thoughtbot

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Start%small

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Stay%mo#vated

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And$keep$patching!

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Let$me$know$if$I$can$help$:)

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Carlos'Antonio @cantoniodasilva [email protected] about.me/carlosantoniodasilva !"❤$%