A Path Towards Open Source Contributions

Overview

Explore the journey towards open source contributions in this insightful conference talk by Brian Douglas from GitHub. Discover the speaker's personal path into open source, learn why it's valuable for your career, and understand the role of a Developer Advocate. Examine the challenges of unintentional gate-keeping in open source communities and how to overcome them. Gain insights into GitHub's initiatives to promote open source education, including international hackathons and sponsorship programs. Learn about tools and strategies to manage your open source contributions effectively. Understand the importance of freely distributing information and increasing access to open source projects for developers worldwide.

Syllabus

The path towards contributions.
My path into open source
Open source is valuable to your career
Developer Advocate
Beyoncé Advocate
Benjamin Banneker
2019 Priority Open Source Education
International Hackathon
Open Source Software
Uber Exposure
This is about access to information at a time when it was not freely distributed.
The path into open source is broken
Unintentional Gate Keeping
There are still missing parts to getting involved in open source.
GitHub is the place to discover open source.
but every-time I find a project I don't know where to start
I made an open source project to manage my open source contributions
FLOSS and Code A HACKATHON POWERED BY GitHub
End Gate Keeping. Start Sponsoring
Let's freely give access to open source.
A Path Towards Open Source Contributions Brian Douglas / GitHub