Working in Open Source

Trisha Gee Contributor to Morphia

Maintainer of MongoDB Java Driver

@trisha_gee

Java & Open Source

The Good

• Easy to Evangelise

• Users drive the product

• Community feels more involved

• Learn different communication skills

The Bad

• Community feels more involved

• Investing in contributors takes a lot of time

• People can see your code

• Communication is hard!

My Personal Experience

+ Showcasing my code

+ Working for a tech company

+ Working with other language experts

+ Remote working

+ Opportunities for coaching and learning

My Personal Experience

- Don’t think our project is open source mindset

- People use your code

- Tension between open code and company internals

Ask Me Anything

@trisha_gee