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Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by CodeGlitch » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:35 PM UTC

sovande wrote: post #14

Does a few weekend projects on GitHub and blogging about it really count as "developing open source software"? Isn't this more like using the Open Source term to promote oneself? Compared to guys like Igor Sysoev churning away year after year working on nginx and _not_ using time to blog about it.

I think it does, yes.

Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by lowmagnet » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 3:57 PM UTC

I only have one project[1], but the communications from its users (always constructive or requests for information) makes me proud of the way it makes the average Java Selenium user's life easier.

[1] https://github.com/elisarver/selophane

Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by cubiq » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 4:09 PM UTC

orenbarzilai wrote: post #3

Good article. If you looking for an idea for your next article I would love to know how you publish your open source code, how you introduce your projects to the first developers? any interesting hack there? or simple post in HN is enough?

I'm the author of the original article. I actually haven't posted it on HN and it was a pleasant surprise.

I believe the best way to "promote" yourself is by being active in your community. Connect with other developers, discuss on forums, groups, g+, etc...

Just logging in to push your open source project is pretty useless and quite lame. You have to be believable and you need to gain the trust of your community first. It's a long process but it pays back.

Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by jmgutn » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 4:30 PM UTC

Open source is definitely the most amazing philosophy on software development.

Recently a guy at Facebook recruiting staff contacted me by email for a position inside the company saying that they liked what I've been building and publishing as open source.

I'd highly recommend to everyone that contributes with open source to attach their github/bitbucket/googlecode/etc accounts on their resumes.

I'm doing exactly that on my linkedin summary and it helped me a lot to introduce myself. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/juan-manuel-garc%C3%ADa/29/4a5/2...

Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by TheLegace » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 4:53 PM UTC

krapp wrote: post #16

sovande wrote: post #14

Does a few weekend projects on GitHub and blogging about it really count as "developing open source software"? Isn't this more like using the Open Source term to promote oneself? Compared to guys like Igor Sysoev churning away year after year working on nginx and _not_ using time to blog about it.

>Does a few weekend projects on GitHub and blogging about it really count as "developing open source software"? Yes.

Definitely. I spent a lot of time at looking at code for microcontroller projects, Arduinos, AVR, STM32. For some people with experience they may take a weekend or two, but for someone who learns by reading code it's the building blocks of your career and success(or future success in my case ;).

Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by iamwil » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 5:37 PM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #13

I m an open source contributor. But my contri has been small. Any tips how I can improve it?

Start with documentation. And learn how to read other people's code.

Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by MarcusVorenus » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 6:10 PM UTC

qwerta wrote: post #7

I am bootstraping startup which will turn my long time hobby OS project into full-time job. I am almost always tired, cranky and my social life sucks. I think it is safe to say, I would be better man with normal hobby and 9-5 job.

You'd be better off but not the better man. The better man endures the pain of doing the right thing.

Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by rhc2104 » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 6:22 PM UTC

Cool. Stories like this are why I'm building a marketplace for freelance programmers that have contributed to open source.

Of course, it's open source- https://github.com/CodeDoor/codedoor

Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by known » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 6:29 PM UTC

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." --Isaac Newton

Re: Open Source made me the man I am

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Post by nrmn » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 6:41 PM UTC

I feel a little apprehensive about sharing my code online, Im not sure if its an ego thing or from seeing some of the rude comments people have made over twitter about X pull request being made on github. Am I just being silly about this?