Nurturing the Next Generation of Open Source Contributors

Watch a 32-minute conference talk from the Eclipse Foundation exploring strategies for cultivating new open source contributors and maintainers. Learn about CodeDay's successful approach to engaging high school and college students in open source development since 2009. Discover insights from Tyler Menezes on overcoming common barriers students face when contributing to open source, developing effective mentorship programs, and creating resources that foster long-term student involvement. Gain practical frameworks for building sustainable partnerships between open source projects and student developers, based on experiences working with thousands of students over a decade. Understand how to address the growing challenge of maintaining contributor pipelines for open source project sustainability.