Keeping important code alive (SeattleJS, March 2015)

An exercise in Open source, psychology, and software engineering

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2. IMPORTANT CODE ALIVE Keeping
3. IMPORTANT CODE ALIVE Keeping
   
   An EXercise in Open source, psychology, And software engineering
5. Now. LET ME TELL YOU A STORY...
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   A Long Time AGo In A GalaXy Far Far Away...
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   A Long Time AGo In A GalaXy Far Far Away...
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   A Long Time AGo In A GalaXy Far Far Away... OPEN SOURCE It s a Story ’ Actually ABOUT
9. MID 2010 NODEJITSU STARTED In NODE.JS WAS LIKE AND BACK THEN
11. THE WILD WEST
12. THE WILD WEST
    
    
    Or Maybe...
14. AN UNTOUCHED PARADISE?
15. AN UNTOUCHED PARADISE?
    
    
    Some might say...
17. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE?
18. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE?
    
    
    NO MATTER WHAT...
19. THE MODULES WE NEEDED Were like...
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    SO, like many others
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    SO, like many others
    
    
    WE WROTE THEM
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    SO, like many others
    
    
    WE WROTE THEM
    
    
    OURselves
25. THE BEST FEELINGS Ever. For Serious. CERTAINLY ONE OF
27. WRITE NODE.jS MODULES WE WANT YOU TO
29. And WE DID!
30. And WE DID!
    
    
    LAST MONTH, Just my own npm modules totaled over...
31. 10,000,000+ downloads Source: npm-stats.com
32. IT WAS Truly Humbling 10,000,000+ downloads Source: npm-stats.com
33. IT WAS Truly Humbling 10,000,000+ downloads Source: npm-stats.com But IT WAS ALSO...
35. ABSOLUTELY TERRIfying
37. BECAUSE BACK TO OUR STORY...
38. BECAUSE BACK TO OUR STORY...
    
    
    IT TURNS OUT
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    RUNNING A STARTUP
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    RUNNING A STARTUP
    
    
    Is A LOT OF WORK
42. REMEMBER THAT SUPER HAPPY FEELING?
44. FROM YOUR USERS TOTALLY SUCKS TAKING ABUSE “ ” It turns out JUST
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    /*$& Please: BE #$%@ing Nice
47. 
    
    ASIDE
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    ASIDE
    
    USING TWITTER IS LIKE....
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    ....EXCEPT 140 CHARACTERS IS EVEN WORSE.
    
    ASIDE
    
    USING TWITTER IS LIKE....
51. CULTIVATE PERSONAL INTERACTION
52. CULTIVATE PERSONAL INTERACTION WHEN IN DOUBT, FOLLow-up Privately
53. CULTIVATE PERSONAL INTERACTION WHEN IN DOUBT, FOLLow-up Privately THINK OF IT AS DISCRETION.
54. CULTIVATE PERSONAL INTERACTION WHEN IN DOUBT, FOLLow-up Privately THINK OF IT AS DISCRETION. ... Or Having some Class.
56. ONCE AGAIN BACK TO OUR STORY...
57. ONCE AGAIN BACK TO OUR STORY...
    
    
    WITHOUT THE ADEQUATE TIME TO MAINTAIN THE MODULES I WROTE...
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    2,000+ UNREAD GITHUB EMAILs
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    2,000+ UNREAD GITHUB EMAILs
    
    
    TONS OF NEGATIVITY
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    2,000+ UNREAD GITHUB EMAILs
    
    
    TONS OF NEGATIVITY
    
    
    IS THIS PROJECT Abandoned?” “
62. YOUR MODULE'S BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD
63. YOUR MODULE'S BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD
    
    
    TRUST ME ....
64. YOUR MODULE'S BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD
    
    
    TRUST ME ....
    
    .... i did.
66. AGAIN: BE #$%@ing Nice
68. FROM NEW YORK I AM
69. FROM NEW YORK I AM AND SO IS
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    WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
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    OPEN SOURCE IT CAN BE DONE!
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    #PICARDTIPS
77. You Are Probably Thinking BUT HOW?
78. SCIENCE CAT SAYS
79. SCIENCE CAT SAYS “ ” GOOD QUESTION
81. WRITING CODE
82. WRITING CODE IS
83. WRITING CODE IS ABSOLUTELY NOT
84. WRITING CODE IS THE ANSWER ABSOLUTELY NOT
85. First:
86. First: WILLING TO HELP FIND ANYONE WHO IS WEEKLY MEETINGS AND START
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    TRIAGE ALL THE THINGS!
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    ISSUES, FIRST.
    
    
    TRIAGE ALL THE THINGS!
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    ISSUES, FIRST.
    
    
    THEN PULL REQUESTS.
    
    
    TRIAGE ALL THE THINGS!
92. HIGH LEVEL PROBLEMS FIND THE TRIAGE INTO BUCKETS AND
93. HIGH LEVEL PROBLEMS FIND THE TRIAGE INTO BUCKETS AND
    
    
    NEXT-PATCH
94. HIGH LEVEL PROBLEMS FIND THE TRIAGE INTO BUCKETS AND
    
    
    NEXT-MINOR
    
    
    NEXT-PATCH
95. HIGH LEVEL PROBLEMS FIND THE TRIAGE INTO BUCKETS AND
    
    
    NEXT-MINOR
    
    
    NEXT-MAJOR
    
    
    NEXT-PATCH
97. THEN YOU CAN LAND YOUR PRS
98. THEN YOU CAN LAND YOUR PRS
    
    
    DO NOT REFACTOR THE THINGS YOU HATE YET. For SeRIOUS.
100. BUT I HATE THE THINGS I HATE ABOUT my Code!
101. PATIENCE
102. LANDING OLD PRS IS HARD IT GETS EVEN HARDER AS MORE OF THE CODE CHANGES
104. JUST ASK THEM TO RESUBMIT
105. THERE IS USUALLY ONLY ONE CHANCE PER PR. DEVELOPERS VERY RARELY COMMIT
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     $0/4*45&/5 THIS PERSON DO NOT BE PLEASE
109. IT IS EASIER TO MERGE RATHER THAN REFACTOR THEN REFACTOR THEN MERGE
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     ON SOFTWARE QUALITY
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     ON SOFTWARE QUALITY
     
     
     AND HUMILITY
114. DO NOT BE AFRAID
115. DO NOT BE AFRAID
     
     NOT EVERYONE PAINTS THE MONA LISA. AND CERTAINLY NOT EVERY TIME.
117. This MODULE, BLACKSMITH
118. This MODULE, BLACKSMITH
     
     
     But MEANWHILE....
120. HERE COMES METALSMITH
121. nooo .... It's not true!
123. you're going to find THE TRUTHS WE CLING TO THAT MANY OF OUR OWN POINT OF VIEW DEPEND GREATLY ON
124. %06#-&
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     IT IS A PRACTICE.
125. %06#-&
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     IT IS A PRACTICE.
     
     
     SO DOUBLE DOWN,
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     IT IS A PRACTICE.
     
     
     SO DOUBLE DOWN,
     
     
     DEPRECATE,
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     IT IS A PRACTICE.
     
     
     SO DOUBLE DOWN,
     
     
     DEPRECATE,
     
     
     OR GIVE IT AWAY.
128. THANKS {github, twitter}.com/indexzero CHARLIE@nodejitsu.com
129. THANKS {github, twitter}.com/indexzero CHARLIE@nodejitsu.com MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU