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pakoito
October 27, 2016
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Write a lib today!
A talk about open sourcing and fun
pakoito
October 27, 2016
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Transcript
WRITE A LIB TODAY! PACO ESTEVEZ
WHY SHOULD I WRITE A LIBRARY?
LEARN CONCEPTS
EXPLORE FRAMEWORKS
ANTICIPATE YOUR OWN NEEDS
IMPROVE YOUR DOCUMENTATION SKILLS
EXPRESS IDEAS
GET CHALLENGED
TEST YOUR ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
SOMETHING TO TALK WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS
HELP YOU FIND A NEW JOB
PRESENT AT EVENTS!
IT’S JUST FUN
WHY SHOULD MY COMPANY WRITE A LIB?
“IT DOESN’T GIVE US ANY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE”
“IT WILL HELP US ATTRACT TALENT”
“ENGINEERS FROM OTHER COMPANIES WILL HELP US”
“EVEN DISNEY HAS AN OPEN-SOURCE STRATEGY”
CHOOSE THE CORRECT LICENSE TO AVOID LIABILITY
MAKE THE LIBRARY A DERIVATIVE FROM THE INTERNAL CODE
RELEASE UNDER A SEPARATE ORGANISATION
PROVISION FOR MAINTENANCE
IT’S NOT LEGAL DEPT’S JOB SO MAKE IT WORTH THEIR
WHILE
WHERE DO I PUBLISH IT?
GITHUB
HOW DO I SPREAD IT?
PUBLISHING A LIBRARY ▸ Is it going to last for
the ages, have a community, and be referenced by other libraries? Maven Central or JCenter ▸ Is it a small helper, prototype, or proof of concept? Are you the only contributor? Does it have low maintenance? jitpack.io
WHERE DO I PROMOTE IT?
PROMOTING YOUR LIBRARY ▸ Android Arsenal ▸ Android Weekly ▸
/r/androiddev ▸ Slack groups ▸ Local android community ▸ Twitter
THE FEAR FIGHTING YOURSELF
YOU CAN RELEASE ANONYMOUSLY
HAVING A COMMUNITY IS OPT-IN
EVERYONE’S CODE SUCKED AT SOME POINT
EVERYTHING IS OLD IS NEW
INCOMPLETE LIBRARIES ARE OKAY TOO* *BUT ALWAYS ADD A README
LINKS pacoworks.com/ @fe_hudl github.com/pakoito tinyurl.com/LibDroidcon16 This presentation will be soon
available on the droidcon London website at the following link: https://uk.droidcon.com/#skillscasts The Impostor Syndrome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqhUHyVpAwE Android maven grade plugin https://github.com/dcendents/android-maven-gradle- plugin Jitpack https://jitpack.io/ Android Arsenal https://android-arsenal.com/ /r/androiddev https://reddit.com/r/androiddev API design http://www.apibook.com/blog/ Bob Ross - copyright © 1985–2016 by Bob Ross Inc Shenzhen IO - copyright © 2016 by Zachtronics