Why, Where and How to contribute to Open Source @ JNation

As a Google Summer of Code student at AnitaB.org Open Source, I got to propose a project to be implemented from scratch and work on it on many levels and from the perspective of both contributor and maintainer. So in this talk, I will provide my insights over why it can be helpful to your career to contribute to Open Source, where you can get started with it (OS communities, initiatives, projects, etc) and how you can actually contribute in multiple ways to Open Source, whether you’re a developer, designer, tester… or just a curious person who wants to contribute to a project you care about.

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1. Why, Where and How to contribute to Open Source Isabel Costa | @isabelcmdcosta 2nd June @ JNation 2020
2. → Software Engineer from Portugal → AnitaB.org Open Source Admin & contributor & maintainer → Google Summer of Code Admin 2020 → Google Code-in Mentor 2019 → Google Summer of Code Student 2018 Isabel Costa @isabelcmdcosta @isabelcosta isabelcosta.github.io
3. Who is this for? @isabelcmdcosta
4. What does Open Source mean? @isabelcmdcosta
5. Learn Build portfolio Practise skills Volunteerism Give back Why @isabelcmdcosta
6. Where @isabelcmdcosta
7. Where • Which platform to use? • Which projects to contribute to? • What about communities? @isabelcmdcosta
8. Platforms @isabelcmdcosta
9. Projects & Communities @isabelcmdcosta
10. More Projects & Communities @isabelcmdcosta
11. Portuguese Open Source projects fogos.pt Política para todos VOST Portugal @isabelcmdcosta
12. Be aware of ... Is the project… → Well documented? → Active or Archived → Are maintainers responsive? → Code of Conduct → Contribution Guidelines Is the community… → Inclusive → Transparent ... open communication → Open for every type of contributions → Beginner friendly @isabelcmdcosta
13. Initiatives @isabelcmdcosta
14. Where to find these ... • Projects you use or care about • Communities “well” established or organized ◦ GSoC has a list of organizations • Through initiatives: Hacktoberfest, 24 Pull Requests … • Other: Up for grabs, Code Triage @isabelcmdcosta
15. How @isabelcmdcosta
16. What can you contribute with? @isabelcmdcosta
17. What can you contribute with? • Implement new features or fix bugs • UI/UX Designs and Wireframes • Solution Architecture • Outreach / Research • Documentation • Testing and reporting issues • Help others contribute • Review work from others • Give feedback • ... @isabelcmdcosta
18. You can contribute as a ... developer QA tester technical writer designer project manager interested person @isabelcmdcosta
19. What are the steps to contribute? @isabelcmdcosta
20. Find a problem solve Work on it Submit your work @isabelcmdcosta
21. Coding @isabelcmdcosta
22. Fork Clone Work Commit & Push Submit PR Communicate! @isabelcmdcosta
23. @isabelcmdcosta
24. Design Source: https://github.com/anitab-org/anit ab-org.github.io/pull/41
25. Design @isabelcmdcosta
26. Documentation @isabelcmdcosta
27. Documentation @isabelcmdcosta
28. Quality Assurance Source: https://github.com/anitab-org/men torship-backend/issues/562
29. Quality Assurance
30. Feedback Source: http://systers-opensource.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-importance-of-feedback.html @isabelcmdcosta
31. Other... @isabelcmdcosta
32. Other... @isabelcmdcosta
34. Blockers that you might face • How and where to start contributing • Not seeing many beginner issues • Not being confident with skills • Some projects seem too intimidating • Lack of time to contribute to open source • What if I can’t finish something I committed myself to @isabelcmdcosta
35. Nice to know ... @isabelcmdcosta
36. Nice to know ... opensource.guide @isabelcmdcosta
37. Demo Send a PR for this project https://github.com/anitab-org/mentorship-flutter/issues/61
38. Shoutout github.com/anitab-org anitab-org.zulipchat.com • Quality Assurance, Content, Design, Coding, Advocacy, ... dedicated teams • Projects for Social for Good • Participation in GSoC and GCI • Community Open Sessions • Beginner friendly community @isabelcmdcosta
39. Thank you! tinyurl.com/IsabelAtJnation Q&A time :) @isabelcmdcosta @isabelcosta isabelcosta.github.io