Contributing 101

This is a presentation I was doing on #WroOpenSource. My goal was to show that you don't have to contribute _code_, per se, but there are many more ways to contribute to Open Source.

Second part of the talk I was doing a live contribution to a quite popular iOS project, making sure I describe the whole process of getting into the completely new area with documentation, Issue/PR process etc.

Transcript

1. CONTRIBUTING 101 sunshinejr thesunshinejr
3. CONTRIBUTORS PUT YOUR HANDS UP! !
4. WHAT DOES Contributing to Open Source MEAN?
5. ADDING/MODIFYING CODE?
6. ADDING/MODIFYING DOCUMENTATION?
7. REPORTING BUGS?
8. ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT?
9. WRITING A BLOG POST ABOUT THE PROJECT?
10. ORGANIZING A CONFERENCE ABOUT THE PROJECT?
13. HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE?
14. HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Planning events (workshops, meet ups, conferences)
15. HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Planning events (workshops, meet ups, conferences) ▸ Design (layout, style guide, t-shirts)
16. HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Planning events (workshops, meet ups, conferences) ▸ Design (layout, style guide, t-shirts) ▸ Writings (docs, examples, tutorials, translations)
17. HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Planning events (workshops, meet ups, conferences) ▸ Design (layout, style guide, t-shirts) ▸ Writings (docs, examples, tutorials, translations) ▸ Gardening (taking care of Issues/PRs e.g. labels, structure)
18. HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Planning events (workshops, meet ups, conferences) ▸ Design (layout, style guide, t-shirts) ▸ Writings (docs, examples, tutorials, translations) ▸ Gardening (taking care of Issues/PRs e.g. labels, structure) ▸ Helping (answering questions on SO/GitHub/Slack)
19. HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Planning events (workshops, meet ups, conferences) ▸ Design (layout, style guide, t-shirts) ▸ Writings (docs, examples, tutorials, translations) ▸ Gardening (taking care of Issues/PRs e.g. labels, structure) ▸ Helping (answering questions on SO/GitHub/Slack) ▸ Code
20. WHY SHOULD I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE?
21. WHY SHOULD I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Improve your skills
22. WHY SHOULD I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Improve your skills ▸ Meet people with similar interests
23. WHY SHOULD I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Improve your skills ▸ Meet people with similar interests ▸ Teach newcomers and learn from the best
24. WHY SHOULD I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Improve your skills ▸ Meet people with similar interests ▸ Teach newcomers and learn from the best ▸ Learn "people" skills
25. WHY SHOULD I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE? ▸ Improve your skills ▸ Meet people with similar interests ▸ Teach newcomers and learn from the best ▸ Learn "people" skills ▸ Build your career path
26. HOW DO I START?
27. LIVE DEMO!
28. QUESTIONS? sunshinejr thesunshinejr https://sunshinejr.com https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/