Triaging Rails Issues

A lighting talk on Triaging Rails issues by Nick Cox. Given at Crystal Commerce for the Seattle Rails Meetup on 04/16/13.

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1. Triaging Rails Issues
   Nick Cox
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2. ABOUT ME
   • Rails Developer at
   Navigating Cancer
   • Open Source Maven
   • Taco Aficionado
   thenickcox @everydaytype
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3. *As of April 1, 2013
   473 7ish
   7ish
   open issues issues filed/day
   issues closed/day core team
   40
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4. triage |trēˈäZH, ˈtrēˌäZH|
   n. the process of determining the
   most important people or things
   from amongst a large number that
   require attention.
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5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/starheadboy/7416290638
   DON’T
   BE A
   HERO.
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6. TRIAGING 1-2-3
   ONE
   Bug? Try to reproduce it.
   TWO
   Pull request? Comment.
   THREE
   There is no step 3.
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7. BENEFITS
   TRIAGING
   of
   •Become a better developer.
   •Triaging can lead to commits.
   Commits can lead to glory.
   •Sense of community and ownership.
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8. The right tool for the job: codetriage.com
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9. Subscribe to a project, receive emails.
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10. TIPS FOR GOOD TRIAGING
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakatosdaniel/8625848668/
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11. ADD TO THE
    CONVERSATION.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvertrace/1394642335/
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12. BE
    KIND.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/gunnisal/2340547359/
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13. REPORT
    BACK.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgold/3255234042/
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14. thank you.
    thenickcox @everydaytype
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