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Contributing Beyond Code

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February 21, 2021
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Contributing Beyond Code

A talk about contributing to open source beyond code sharing my experience.

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Ruth Ikegah

February 21, 2021
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Transcript

  1. CONTRIBUTING BEYOND CODE

  2. About me? Backend Developer Technical Writer GitHub Star RUTH IKEGAH

  3. The Start of My Journey from WOSCA Challenge

  4. Step-by-Step Contributions GNOME LAYER5 CHAOSS D/I working group

  5. Empathy Skills I'm proud to have Documentation Public Speaking Moderating

    People Skills

  6. My Biggest Recognition! First Female GitHub Star in Africa

  7. OPEN SOURCE IS NOT JUST ABOUT CODE!

  8. Contact me? Twitter @ikegahruth GitHub Ruth-ikegah Email [email protected]