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.

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1. Kotlin for Open Source
   Wajahat Karim
   

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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)
   

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3. Open Source is
   

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4. vs
   

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7. What’s The Difference?
   

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8. What About YOU?
   The new kotlin developers
   

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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
   

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10. Why Kotlin?
    ● Rapid Growth
    ● Quick Learning Curve
    ● Fast and Short Language
    ● Awesome Community
    ● Open Source Loves Kotlin
    

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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
    

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12. Sharing = Caring
    

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13. Join 100+ community of Pakistani android devs at:
    http://bit.do/pak-android-slack
    

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14. Thanks for listening.
    https://wajahatkarim.com wajahatkarim3@gmail.com
    https://github.com/wajahatkarim3 @WajahatKarim https://medium.com/@wajahatkarim3
    

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