Kotlin for Open Source

A talk about Kotlin and Open Source delivered at Built with Kotlin event organized by Android Community Pakistan in Karachi on 5th January, 2019.

1. Kotlin for Open Source Wajahat Karim
2. About Me Wajahat Karim - Mobile Developer (Apps & Games) - Writer (Co-Authored 2 Books) - Open Source Contributor - Editor at Android Pub (70,000+ followers) & Flutter Pub (2000+ followers)
3. Open Source is
4. vs
7. What’s The Difference?
8. What About YOU? The new kotlin developers
9. Why Open Source? • Give something back • Get to collaborate with smart people • Great opportunity to learn something new • Great exposure • Looks awesome on resume and portfolio • Doesn’t have to be code • Provides good internet existence
10. Why Kotlin? • Rapid Growth • Quick Learning Curve • Fast and Short Language • Awesome Community • Open Source Loves Kotlin
11. But How? • Your Graveyard Projects ◦ Better on Github than Laptop • Reusable Parts of Your Private Projects ◦ Modular Architecture Thinking • Experiments and Demos ◦ Showcase and Learning • Contribute to Other Projects ◦ Fixing Issues, Submitting Issues, Update Docs
12. Sharing = Caring
13. Join 100+ community of Pakistani android devs at: http://bit.do/pak-android-slack
14. Thanks for listening. https://wajahatkarim.com wajahatkarim3@gmail.com https://github.com/wajahatkarim3 @WajahatKarim https://medium.com/@wajahatkarim3