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Zeno Rocha
November 18, 2014
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why nobody cares about your new open source project @zenorocha
OPEN YOUR CODE
infoworld.com/article/2611456/data-center/the-coming-push-for-open-source-everything.html
amazon.com/gp/product/B005MU3VKO
tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html
but why? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
"If your code is popular enough to attract outside contributions,
you will have created a force multiplier that helps you get more work done faster and cheaper." - Tom Preston-Werner
GITHUB IS YOUR RESUME
code.dblock.org/github-is-your-new-resume
anti-pattern.com/github-is-your-resume-now
osrc.dfm.io
resume.github.io
and what happens? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. Learn Git
2. Create a repo
3. Work like there’s no tomorrow
4. Everybody ignores it
marketing promotion advertising # ! @ # @ ! &
& ! ? # & # @ ! # ?
"The one thing every software engineer should know is not
how to write amazing code, but how to market themselves and their projects" - Steve Yegge
choose the right code repository #01
bitbucket.org
code.google.com
github.com
github.com/google
pick a good name #02
? chrome android dart polymer angular ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
google.com/alerts
polymer polyfill
pitch it in a single sentence #03
google.com/chrome/browser
google.com/chrome/browser
build a good looking website #04
emberjs.com
foundation.zurb.com
github.com/search?q=stars%3a>1&s=stars&type=Repositories
98% of the 50 most popular projects on Github have
a website
create a live demo #05
getbootstrap.com
zenorocha.github.io/voice-elements
everything needs to be in english #06
braziljs.github.io/conf-boilerplate
github.com/braziljs/conf-boilerplate/issues/91
amazeui.org
github.com/allmobilize/amazeui/issues
learn markdown #07
daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown
stackoverflow.com/editing-help
care about the README #08
title description install usage authors license
github.com/google/web-starter-kit
github.com/zenorocha/sublime-javascript-snippets
gist.github.com/zenorocha/4526327
remove the barriers #09
github.com/h5bp/html5please Few steps! Cool :)
nodejs.org/download
npmjs.org
gulpjs.com
ruby-lang.org/en/downloads
rubygems.org/pages/download
sass-lang.com/install
compass-style.org/install
write blogposts or record screencasts #10
rubyonrails.org
railscasts.com
google.com/chrome/browser
html5rocks.com
pick a license #11
zenorocha.mit-license.org
wtfpl.net
choosealicense.com
understand how semver works #12
semver.org
github.com/Polymer/polymer/tags
maintain a changelog #13
$ git log
github.com/Polymer/polymer/commits/master
github.com/Polymer/polymer/releases
github.com/angular/angular.js/commits/master
github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
keepachangelog.com
share it on social media #14
customelements.io
twitter.com/smashingmag/status/95456628412915712
promote it on niched sites and curated lists #15
news.ycombinator.com
echojs.com
html5weekly.com
rubyweekly.com
consider creating social media accounts #16
facebook.com/android
twitter.com/dart_lang
make it fun to use and contribute #17
yeoman.io
Yeoman CLI
goo.gl/HinoPA
keep up with user support #18
groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/angular
stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/angularjs
github.com/angular/angular.js/issues
github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/10093
venturebeat.com/2012/01/30/dahl-out-mike-drop
don’t do it by yourself #19
browserdiet.com
browserdiet.com/zh
None
don’t give up #20
jqueryboilerplate.com
github.com/jquery-boilerplate/jquery-boilerplate/pull/10
~ 2,000 stars
"Nobody ever changed anything by remaining quiet" - Jeff Atwood
None
zenorocha.com Thanks!