Open Source Misfeasance

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open source misfeasance

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open source misfeasance

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open source malfeasance hostile, aggressive action taken to injure the client's interests :

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open source misfeasance to take inappropriate action or give intentionally incorrect advice :

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open source should be a playground

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open source should be exploration

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open source should be a drunken tequila bender

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have some fun with it

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if you’re a newbie: commit to an open source project by the end of this talk

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if you’re a veteran: rediscover open source. get excited about building.

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@holman my cousin who doesn’t know open source but he’s still cool

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github, inc.

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how to fake being an okay programmer

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I’M A HORRIBLE PROGRAMMER NOW WHAT?

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open source is a scary jump

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like everything else, you don’t have to be smart to be successful

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it’s magical until you realize nobody knows what the hell they’re doing open source is like being an adult

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so how do you fake being smart?

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so how do you fake being smart? u dont

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bash shell script

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$ spark 0 30 55 80 33 150 …‧ ‪‧‬

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I HAD NO IDEA WHAT A BASH SHELL IS

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people are good at fixing your mistakes

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people are good at fixing your mistakes and telling you exactly why you’re wrong

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people are good at fixing your mistakes and telling you exactly why you’re wrong and possibly calling you names

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people are good at fixing your mistakes and telling you exactly why you’re wrong and possibly calling you names and lolling at your language

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start viewing this as an advantage

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you learn it more, you fake it less

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LONG TAIL OPEN SOURCE

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nike+ to garmin mile tracker for runners

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outdoor activities frighten nerds

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outdoor activities frighten nerds

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exploit your hobbies

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PHOTOGRAPHY exploit your hobbies · MUSIC · GEOCACHING FORGING CHECKS · VOTER FRAUD · KNITTING · ART

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exploit your hobbies HINT: YOUR HOBBIES DO NOT INCLUDE ANOTHER GODDAMN NODE.JS TESTING FRAMEWORK

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highest impact-to-effort

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exploiting open source for pleasure

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BURNOUT

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code is a hugely creative endeavor

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open source is a perfect breather

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LEARNING

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force yourself to try new techniques

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force yourself to try new languages

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you’re not getting paid, so you can’t get fired

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& GLORY FAME

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this makes people uncomfortable

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the reality is your klout score matters

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loljk

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the reality is that publicity helps

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you don’t know what you’ll launch tomorrow

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exploiting open source for business

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FORTUNE 100 does open source or something

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how do real businesses do open source?

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.com / 37signals / api

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.com / 37signals / api EXAMPLE CODE VERSIONED DIFFABLE

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.com / github / github-services

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.com / github / github-services SUPPORTS 110+ SERVICES LOL NO WAY WE COULD SELF-MANAGE

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doing open source real good

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your first pull request is sacred

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don’t ruin someone’s first time

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recognize that open source is scary

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being helpful leads to more contributions

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DO YOU KNOW GITHUB EVENT IS? WHAT THE BEST

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private public

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finished publicized

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repos with just a README are sad :(

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i love the reveal

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this encourages sharing

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this encourages tweeting

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this encourages facebook like +1 gshare toot friendship toolchain emoji invite-only status

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DOCS-FIRST DEVELOPMENT

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this increases your code quality

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this increases your code quality LOL I DONT CARE

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READMEs, bootstrap scripts, issues mean less work for you

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help people help you

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I LOVE POINTLESS C O D E

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< 50 LINES OF RIDICULOUS STRING MUTATION CODE > at some point i swear i will push code like this: def encrypt(password) return password end