Contributing to Open Source: from beginning to lessons learned @ Tropical Ruby 2015

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1. Contribu)ng+to+Open%Source from%beginning%to%lessons%learned
2. Many%people%have%difficul1es%to%do% their%first%open%source%contribu1on,% while%others%struggle%to%keep% ac1vely%contribu1ng. —"Carlos"Antonio
3. Carlos'Antonio @cantoniodasilva
4. Marley
12. Timeline:(<=#2008
17. Timeline:(2009
19. Timeline 2010!=>!maintaining!Plataformatec!OSS! projects,!ocasional!contribu9ons!to!Rails!and! other!projects.
20. Timeline 2011!=>!maintaining!Plataformatec!OSS! projects,!ocasional!contribu9ons!to!Rails!and! other!projects.
21. Timeline 2012!=>!Rafael!and!I!started!working! frequently!on!Rails. Life%got%in%the%way%=>%Burnout.
22. Timeline 2013!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!without!changing! the!way!I!worked.
23. I"got"married. <3#<3#<3
24. Timeline 2013!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!without!changing! the!way!I!worked. Life%got%in%the%way%=>%Burnout.
25. Timeline 2014!=>!Contribu,ng!again,!but!trying!new! ways!to!remain!ac,ve.
26. Timeline Today!=>!Par'cipate!while!balancing!my!'me! between!life,!work,!and!OSS. No#burnout.
28. Timeline Future!=>!Trailblazer! Core!Team?!?
29. Where%do%I%start? Contribu)ng+starts+with+using.
30. Where%do%I%start? Find%something%fun%(or%painful).
31. Where%do%I%start? Help%yourself.
32. How$do$I$start? Look$for$how/what$others$are$doing.
33. Rely%on%maintainers They%are%there%to%help%and%guide.
34. How$do$I$start? Use$some$of$your$free$%me$(and$a$bit$of$your$ work$%me$too).
35. Virtually)no#company)will)give)you) specific#-me)for)Open)Source. —#Carlos#Antonio
36. It#is#up#to#you!
37. How$do$I$start? Don't&be&afraid&to&share&your&work. ques%ons,)thoughts,)bug)reports,)small)patches,)typo)or)doc)fixes,) anything!
38. 27.43%!of!all!pull!requests!get! rejected. —(Made(up(number
39. Who$cares? !\_(
    )_/!
40. It#is#OK#to#be#wrong.
41. It#is#all#about learning!/!improving.
42. Celebrate!when!it!is!accepted.
43. Remember! Limit!your!&me.!Create!a!workflow.
44. Remember! Mo#va#on!vs!discipline. h"p:/ /www.wisdomina/on.com/screw3mo/va/on3what3you3need3is3discipline/
45. Be#nice. Saying'thank&you'doesn't'hurt'<3.
46. Ge#ng&prac%cal
47. Asking'ques%ons Avoid!the!issues!tracker. Try$Mailing$Lists,$Stack$Overflow,$IRC,$etc.
48. Repor&ng)issues Search'for'similar'issues!first.
49. Repor&ng)issues Try$to$give$as#much#informa-on$as$possible.
50. Repor&ng)issues Try$to$explain$how$to$reproduce$the$problem.
51. Sending'comments Add#something!to!the!discussion.
52. Sending'comments Don't&just&send&a&+1,&please.
55. Sending'patches Follow%the%project's*code*conven.ons.
56. Rails&indent&code&conven.on
57. Sending'patches Review!what!you've!done!before!submi4ng.
58. Sending'patches Try$to$give$as#much#context$as$possible.
59. Sending'patches Add/update)the)docs)and)the)changelog.
60. Sending'patches Tests?!?
61. TDD is#dead
62. Sending'patches Include(tests(when(possible.
63. Sending'patches Incomplete*patches!are!OK.
64. Sending'security)patches Never%send%them%to%the%issues%tracker.
65. Never%send%a%security%patch to#the#issues%tracker
66. Sending'security)patches Look$for$specific'emails,$or$no-fy'the' maintainers$directly.
67. RTFC Read%The%F*cking%Contribu)ng.md.
71. Maintaining!a!project
72. Split!the!work:!build!a!team Trust&people!to!do!the&right&thing™.
73. Ask!for!contribu+ons Help%them%help%you.
74. Turn%no#fica#ons(off%(some+mes) They%might%get%overwhelming.
75. Respond(to(issues!frequently Create&a&workflow&to&avoid&them&piling&up.
76. Tips%for%keeping%your%Open%Source% So2ware%issues%tracker%6dy —"José"Valim","Plataformatec
77. Can$I$contribute$to$Rails$right&now? Help%reviewing%open%issues%and%PRs%❤.
79. Using&the&merge&bu.on&is&easy,& ensuring&that&a&reported&bug&is&really& an&issue&and&that&the&code&in&a&PR&is& ready&to&be&merged&is&way&harder& and&(me*consuming. —*The*Rails*Team
80. RTFC Read%The%F*cking%Contribu)ng.md.
81. h"p:/ /guides.rubyonrails.org/
82. homework
83. Giving&back:&A&prac/cal&guide&to& OSS&contribu/ons —"Aaron"Pa)erson","Red"Hat
84. How$to$Contribute$to$Open$Source:$ Extensibility$from$Simplicity —"Ryan"Davis"+"AT&T"Interac4ve
85. Don't&feel&guilty&about&not& contribu2ng&to&open&source —"Julia"Evans","Stripe
86. I"some'mes"hear"people"say"“you% should%write%open%source%so2ware!”" like"it’s"a"universal"good."Don’t."Do"it" if"it"makes"sense"for"you,"if"it’s"worth" your"'me! —%Julia%Evans
87. Contribu)ng+to+Big+Bad+Open+ Source —"Sean"Doyle"+"Thoughtbot
88. Start%small
89. Stay%mo#vated
90. And$keep$patching!
91. Let$me$know$if$I$can$help$:)
92. Carlos'Antonio @cantoniodasilva carlosantoniodasilva@gmail.com about.me/carlosantoniodasilva !"❤$%