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GET INVOLVED!Getting Started In The Open Source Community

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CODER

NON-CODER

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ORIGIN STORY

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FLASH FORWARD

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“I NEED YOU TO MAKE ME A WEBSITE”

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SURE!

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f**k….

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!?

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OPEN SOURCE =

FREE SOFTWARE

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OPEN SOURCE

≠ FREE SOFTWARE

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PARTICIPATION

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NOT

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GURUSNOT

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GURUSBRILLIANTNOT

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GURUSBRILLIANTUNWELCOMINGNOT

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Imposter Syndrom

A refusal to recognize one’s own achievements.

Despite external evidence of their competence, those exhibiting the syndrome remain convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the

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INTRODUCTORY TOOLS / TECHNIQUE

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ISSUE TRIAGE

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ISSUE TRIAGE www.codetriage.com

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ISSUE TRIAGE www.codetriage.com

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1. Find an issue

2. Duplicate reported bug

3. Report Back

ISSUE TRIAGE www.codetriage.com

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Code Contribution

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Code Contribution

Discover Report Discuss Resolve

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Code Contribution

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Code Contribution

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ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION WILL GET YOU 50% OF THE

WAY TO THE RIGHT ANSWER.

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Code Contribution

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Code Contribution

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Code Contribution

• Read the contribution guidelines!

• Couple your PR with tests

• Link-back to open issue

• Don’t pester maintainers for a merge

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Code Contribution

CONTRIBUTING.md

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Code Contribution

• Read the contribution guidelines

• Couple your PR with tests

• Link-back to open issue

• Don’t pester maintainers for a merge

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Code Contribution

• Read the contribution guidelines

• Couple your PR with tests

• Link-back to open issue

• Don’t pester maintainers for a merge

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Code Contribution

• Read the contribution guidelines

• Couple your PR with tests

• Link-back to open issue

• Don’t pester maintainers for a merge

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Code Contribution

• Read the contribution guidelines

• Couple your PR with tests

• Link-back to open issue

• Don’t pester maintainers for a merge

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OPEN SOURCE YOUR WORK!

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OPEN SOURCE YOUR WORK!

• Keep your issue count low

• Keep the scope limited

• Don’t be tempted to add new features

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-Ron Swanson

“Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one

thing”

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ARE YOU A WRITER?

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ARE YOU A WRITER?

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I’M NOT A CODER!

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Can you draw?

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Social?

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Meetups

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ASK!

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