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Smit Shah
February 22, 2014
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KDE is unlike a coconut
...Because coconuts are hard!
Smit Shah
February 22, 2014
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Coconut KDE is unlike a
None
LET ME BORE YOU for the next half an hour
Smit Shah github.com/who828 twitter.com/who828
STORY TIME
2006: DREAMS OF GETTING INTO A GOOD COLLEGE
2008: DREAMS OF DOING WELL IN COLLEGE
2010: DREAMS OF GETTING A GOOD IT JOBKDE
2011: ACHIEVES ENLIGHTENMENT KDE
…or something like that
MARCH 9, 2011 conf.kde.in HAPPEND
It made me a better Programmer
It made me a better Programmer Communicator
It made me a better Programmer Communicator Person
LESSONS LEARNED I
Challenges
Problems faced in! College Well defined Specific way to solve
it Few metrics that matter
Problems faced in! Open source Fuzzy Multiple correct solutions Multiple
metrics that matter
Significance of Code
Significance of code in! College To learn something new To
get a passing grade
Significance of code in! Open source To learn something new
To help people out there
Mentorship
Reading the Source Code
Coconut KDE is unlike a Because coconuts are hard!
NEVER FORGET WHERE YOU COME FROM
Thanks