How to Get Involved in Open Source: A Quickstart Guide

Tracy Lee

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How do you get involved in open source? This is a question I get asked a lot, and surprisingly, it's not as difficult as you may think. In this talk we'll discuss the WHY and HOW related to open source contributions, and also touch on the DOs and DONTs so you can be successful today!

Outline

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:53 Agenda
  • 02:23 Tracy's journey into open source
  • 08:32 Why and how get involved
  • 20:51 Do's and don'ts
  • 23:45 Conclusion

About the Presenter

Tracy Lee, GDE/MVP and CEO of This Dot Labs

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