How to contribute to Symfony
 and why 
you should give it a try

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   @vudaltsov How to contribute to Symfony and why You should

   give it a try 1
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   @vudaltsov Valentin Udaltsov Russia, Moscow 2

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   @vudaltsov My first attempt to contribute 4

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   @vudaltsov Today 6

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   @vudaltsov EU-FOSSA Hackathon 7

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   @vudaltsov Motivation to contribute to OSS 8

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   @vudaltsov To give back 9

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    @vudaltsov For recognition 11

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    @vudaltsov To become an in-demand employee 13

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    @vudaltsov Code Glue code 15

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    @vudaltsov Contributing is a way to master your tools 16

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    @vudaltsov Symfony is the best PHP ecosystem to contribute to

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    @vudaltsov Documentation 18

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    @vudaltsov Maintenance 19

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    @vudaltsov 20 Diverse community

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    @vudaltsov What to contribute? 21

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    @vudaltsov Step 1. Become a bug hunter 22

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    @vudaltsov 1. Check the docs 2. Google it 3. Ask

    colleagues 4. Google it again 5. Ask in Slack #support 6. Make a reproducer 7. Submit a bug 23
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    @vudaltsov Step 2. Involve yourself through observation 25

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    @vudaltsov https://symfony.com/blog/ 26

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    @vudaltsov Subscribe to new releases 29

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    @vudaltsov Check new issues & PRs 30

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    @vudaltsov Step 4. Comment & review 34

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    @vudaltsov Step 5. Solve an issue 35

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    @vudaltsov Resolve a recent issue: chances are it's easier 38

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    @vudaltsov How to contribute 39

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    @vudaltsov 41 ?

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    @vudaltsov Patch X.Y.Z 4.3.7 → 4.3.8 42

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    @vudaltsov Minor X.Y.Z 4.2.9 → 4.3.0 43

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    @vudaltsov Major X.Y.Z 4.4.0 → 5.0.0 44

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    @vudaltsov Submit bug fixes to the lowest branch they apply

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    @vudaltsov Submit features to the master branch 47

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    @vudaltsov Mind the code style 48

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    @vudaltsov Add unit tests 52

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    @vudaltsov Rebase when branch changes 58

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    @vudaltsov Welcome comments & review. React positively in any case

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    @vudaltsov Be patient... 63

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    @vudaltsov ...but stay in touch! 64

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    @vudaltsov Some useful articles to read 65 1. Releases calendar

    https://symfony.com/releases 2. Official contributing documentation https://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/index.html 3. Merging vs rebasing https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/merging-vs-rebasing 4. Working with forks https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull- requests/working-with-forks
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    @vudaltsov Thank you! See you at the Hackday! 66