Slide 1

Slide 1 text

FROM NO OSS EXPERIENCE TO THE CORE TEAM IN 15 MINUTES PER DAY

Slide 2

Slide 2 text

André Arko @indirect

Slide 3

Slide 3 text

No content

Slide 4

Slide 4 text

The Ruby Way therubyway.io

Slide 5

Slide 5 text

No content

Slide 6

Slide 6 text

No content

Slide 7

Slide 7 text

how to start contributing to open source

Slide 8

Slide 8 text

what exactly is contributing to open source

Slide 9

Slide 9 text

you are experienced enough

Slide 10

Slide 10 text

“real programmers” do not exist

Slide 11

Slide 11 text

GitHub is not your resume

Slide 12

Slide 12 text

what are your goals?

Slide 13

Slide 13 text

your time is your own

Slide 14

Slide 14 text

what even is contributing

Slide 15

Slide 15 text

benefits! there are some

Slide 16

Slide 16 text

should you do this thing?

Slide 17

Slide 17 text

can you work for free?

Slide 18

Slide 18 text

making money is a valid choice

Slide 19

Slide 19 text

open source means losing control of your work

Slide 20

Slide 20 text

choose a license carefully

Slide 21

Slide 21 text

we made it! here’s the plan

Slide 22

Slide 22 text

1. wtf

Slide 23

Slide 23 text

2. answer questions

Slide 24

Slide 24 text

3. help with issues

Slide 25

Slide 25 text

4. reproduce bugs

Slide 26

Slide 26 text

5. writing patches

Slide 27

Slide 27 text

6. improve everything

Slide 28

Slide 28 text

7. you’re doing it!

Slide 29

Slide 29 text

8. now you’re in charge

Slide 30

Slide 30 text

what did we learn?

Slide 31

Slide 31 text

thanks for listening! (also thanks to @ashedryden @mountain_ghosts for writing about these topics previously, and @sailorhg for many ideas in this talk)