Selfish contribution

A presentation at All Things Open in October 2020 in by Francesca Marano

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Selfish contribution

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Ciao! Sono Francesca Marano ● WordPress core team lead at Yoast ● Release co-lead WordPress 5.3 and 5.4 ● https://noti.st/francescamarano @FrancescaMarano

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Accidental OSS contributor @FrancescaMarano

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My path ● 2010 - WordPress freelancer ● 2011 - Translated a plugin I was using ● 2015 - Discovered organised contribution ● 2017 - Community team representative ● 2019/2020 - Co-lead two WordPress releases ● 2020 - Core team representative ● 2020 - Joined Yoast and full-time contribution @FrancescaMarano

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The Cathedral and the Bazaar Eric S. Raymond @FrancescaMarano

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  1. Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer’s itch @FrancescaMarano

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  1. To solve an interesting problem, start by finding a problem that is interesting to you. @FrancescaMarano

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Be selfish @FrancescaMarano

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Step 1 - Pick a project ● You use it ● Needs fixing to allow you to move forward ● Just for fun @FrancescaMarano

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Step 2 - Get involved with the project ● Partecipate ● Connect ● Be polite @FrancescaMarano

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Step 3 - Learn from the project ● New tools ● New processes ● New skills @FrancescaMarano

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Tangible results - individuals ● Knowledge ● Connections ● Opportunities @FrancescaMarano

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@FrancescaMarano

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Tangible results - companies ● Better product ● Knowledge ● Training ● Recognition @FrancescaMarano

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Be selfless Be generous @FrancescaMarano

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Step Up Step Down @FrancescaMarano

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  1. When you lose interest in a program, your last duty is to hand it off to a competent successor @FrancescaMarano

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My experience ● Mentor ● Handover ● Delegate ● Document @FrancescaMarano

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What’s in it for me? @FrancescaMarano

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● Accomplishment ● Pride ● Validation ● Recognition ● Growth @FrancescaMarano

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Make it better, give it back John Blackbourn @FrancescaMarano

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Let’s continue the conversation Where? Online ● Yoast.com ● @FrancescaMarano ● @Yoast Francesca Marano francesca@yoast.com noti.st/francescamarano