Be brave and Open Source
- 1. Front-end Dev & Designer at Lunar Logic Anna Migas WebMuses Rails Girls Kraków
- 2. Anna Migas @szynszyliszys Be brave and Open Source
- 4. the most altruistic people open source contributors kidney donors me
- 5. Thoughts preventing me from Open Sourcing 1 year ago: 1. It’s just not for me. 2. I have nothing to share. 3. My code is not good enough.
- 6. FLIP technique A B 0 200px -200px 0
- 8. slack time
- 9. A B Blogpost Cupcake ipsum dolor sit amet. Gingerbread chupa chups powder brownie chocolate bar tiramisu tootsie roll apple pie. Caramels pudding chocolate bar brownie chocolate bar chupa chups. Tart chocolate cake jelly-o croissant tiramisu dessert croissant pudding cotton candy. Jelly- o wafer cake muffin carrot cake sweet roll. Tart jelly-o fruitcake chocolate cotton candy marshmallow halvah cotton candy apple pie. Macaroon topping chocolate bar. Chocolate bar pie oat cake marzipan chupa chups wafer bonbon. Biscuit croissant cotton candy donut gingerbread. Candy tootsie roll cupcake icing cake sweet roll bonbon. B A A Examples
- 10. A B B A A Library A B B A
- 14. 500?
- 15. >11000 >25000
- 16. “This is brilliant” “This is amazing” “Thank you for explaining this”
- 17. It is for me. 1. Confidence boost. 2. Pure joy of sharing your knowledge with someone. 3. Learning new things. 4. Feeling competent. 5. Job opportunities.
- 18. the most altruistic people open source contributors kidney donors me
- 19. the most altruistic people open source contributors me kidney donors
- 20. Thoughts preventing me from Open Sourcing 1 year ago: 1. It’s just not for me. 2. I have nothing to share. 3. My code is not good enough.
- 21. Open Source Create your own library Contribute to an existing library
- 22. Rule of thumb: Commit to the repository you use
- 23. First step is always the hardest
- 24. How to make the first step 1. Fix typo/whitespace/comma. 2. Look through the Issues in the repository you are familiar with. 3. Find a first-timer friendly bug.
- 26. Resources 1. Video of Kent C. Dodds speaking about first contributions https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=HjgZQeMrw6c 2. http://www.firsttimersonly.com/ 3. https://egghead.io/courses/how-to-contribute- to-an-open-source-project-on-github
- 27. Open Source Create your own library Contribute to an existing library
- 28. Create your own library But what library?
- 29. Create your own library Where to find an idea?
- 30. 1. Explore the unknown
- 31. Service Workers AMP CSS modules elm RxJS VueJS Web Animations API
- 32. 2. Find a gap
- 34. 3. Let others inspire you
- 36. 4. Find an inspiration in the most unexpected places
- 37. Service Workers AMP CSS modules elm RxJS VueJS Web Animations API
- 39. Thoughts preventing me from Open Sourcing 1 year ago: 1. It’s just not for me. 2. I have nothing to share. 3. My code is not good enough.
- 40. Some level of expertise is required
- 41. Is my code good enough? Ask a friend to validate your idea/code
- 42. Is my code good enough?
- 43. Is my code good enough?
- 44. Steps to release your own project 1. GitHub repository. 2. Bower/npm/bundler etc. 3. Blogpost. 4. Demo page (if applicable). 5. Spread the word.
- 45. pro tip choose a unique name to search for mentions easily
- 46. pro tip
- 47. pro tip
- 48. pro tip mention relevant people on Twitter
- 49. pro tip make it fun, there is no pressure
- 50. thank you Good Luck and Have Fun Anna Migas @szynszyliszys
- 51. Links 1. https://www.ted.com/talks/ abigail_marsh_why_some_people_are_more_altruistic_than_others 2. https://aerotwist.com/blog/flip-your-animations/ 3. https://github.com/szynszyliszys/repaintless 4. https://github.com/LunarLogic/starability 5. https://github.com/LunarLogic/auroral 6. http://jsipsum.lunarlogic.io/ 7. https://github.com/issues?q=label%3Afirst-timers-only+is %3Aopen 8. http://designaur.cc/ (drawings of me were made by Gosia)