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Harnessing the Good Intentions of
   Others for your OSS Project
             @LynnLangit
            @LlewellynFalco
- OR –
   How we got volunteers to be
comfortable making small, significant
 contributions with us immediately
              @LynnLangit
             @LlewellynFalco
Meet the Volunteers
Approval Tests
                 Open Source
                 Project
                 -- Java
                 -- PHP
                 -- Ruby
                 -- .Net
Courseware
Custom Libraries
Training Materials
Small Basic
C#
Java
T-SQL
Cindy Gallop
“The single biggest
pool of untapped
natural resource in the
world is human good
intentions that never
translate into action”
What to do with a new volunteer?

   Hedge
   • You do something
     then come back to   Invest
     me
                         • I’ll train you
What to do with a new volunteer?

             Do one
            valuable
 Hedge        thing    Invest
            together
              NOW
Hearing from our volunteers
Pairing with
 Peik



Approval   International
 Tests      Perspective
Pairing - how do you get there?




                     Pairing
How to listen


Twitter
StackOverflow
Blog/YouTube comments
Don’t be defensive                    Existing       Where it
                                      Architecture    breaks
Start Small
               Need to respond fast
Barriers to Entry - OSS
                                                                    < ½ hour
                                             10 minutes – 1 hour




                                                                                3 – 6 hours
                               ½ hours
                  1-2 hours

   1-2 hours

Getting Started   Fixing      Submit Patch   Understand Patch      Acceptance
Barriers to Entry - OSS
                                                                    < ½ hour
                                             10 minutes – 1 hour




                                                                                3 – 6 hours
                               ½ hours
                  1-2 hours

       2 hours
   1-2 hours

Getting Started   Fixing      Submit Patch   Understand Patch      Acceptance
Time well spent - OSS
                                                                       < ½ hour
                                                          1 ½ Hours
                                             10 minutes – 1 hour
                               ½ hours
                  1-2 hours

       2 hours 2 hours
   1-2 hours

Getting Started   Fixing      Submit Patch   Understand Patch         Acceptance
Pair Programming
Tools for Remote Pairing
Skype
Google Hangouts
Join.me
Mikogo
AWS EC2
  remote desktop
  shadow
VNC
Motivations

        Software                                Volunteer
Product doesn’t do what you            Desire to do good
want



                 Plan on around 2 hours of effort
Undervisning Med Lena
(Teaching with Lena)



       Teaching
         Kids          Danish
     Programming
Go Teach




  Will Train you to
        Teach




 Pair Teach




Proctor
                      Easier Starts: Lowering the Bar
How to Ask – Short and Sweet
Twitter




  TKP     Korean
How to Ask – Consistent Message

  Close every presentation with the same slide
  Say the project name and website URL
  Include one action step
    ‘Teach one kid to program with the first recipe’
    ‘Ask a question on Twitter, I will respond promptly’
TeachingKidsProgramming.org
Do a Recipe  Teach a Kid (Ages 10 ++)
SmallBasic or Java  Free Courseware (recipes)
Harness Their Passion
                                           Road Trip!




                                                        Fun
                                                                    Lego


                                                              TKP
                                             Logistics
Read all about it at bit.ly/GeekRoadTrip                            Teaching

                                                         Coding
Budgets


                      4 hours

   1-2 hours      1 2 hours
                       2 hours
                    ½ Hours

Getting Started       Fixing     Submit Patch   Understand Patch   Acceptance
Who’s in the audience

What is your Project?
What is your name?
Because we have
        invested
    in the present,
we have left the door
          open
   for the future…
“The rest is history”
TKP in South Africa

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Harnessing the good intentions of others for your oss project

  • 1. Harnessing the Good Intentions of Others for your OSS Project @LynnLangit @LlewellynFalco
  • 2. - OR – How we got volunteers to be comfortable making small, significant contributions with us immediately @LynnLangit @LlewellynFalco
  • 4. Approval Tests Open Source Project -- Java -- PHP -- Ruby -- .Net
  • 6. Cindy Gallop “The single biggest pool of untapped natural resource in the world is human good intentions that never translate into action”
  • 7. What to do with a new volunteer? Hedge • You do something then come back to Invest me • I’ll train you
  • 8. What to do with a new volunteer? Do one valuable Hedge thing Invest together NOW
  • 9. Hearing from our volunteers
  • 10. Pairing with Peik Approval International Tests Perspective
  • 11. Pairing - how do you get there? Pairing
  • 12. How to listen Twitter StackOverflow Blog/YouTube comments Don’t be defensive Existing Where it Architecture breaks Start Small Need to respond fast
  • 13. Barriers to Entry - OSS < ½ hour 10 minutes – 1 hour 3 – 6 hours ½ hours 1-2 hours 1-2 hours Getting Started Fixing Submit Patch Understand Patch Acceptance
  • 14. Barriers to Entry - OSS < ½ hour 10 minutes – 1 hour 3 – 6 hours ½ hours 1-2 hours 2 hours 1-2 hours Getting Started Fixing Submit Patch Understand Patch Acceptance
  • 15. Time well spent - OSS < ½ hour 1 ½ Hours 10 minutes – 1 hour ½ hours 1-2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 1-2 hours Getting Started Fixing Submit Patch Understand Patch Acceptance
  • 17. Tools for Remote Pairing Skype Google Hangouts Join.me Mikogo AWS EC2 remote desktop shadow VNC
  • 18. Motivations Software Volunteer Product doesn’t do what you Desire to do good want Plan on around 2 hours of effort
  • 19. Undervisning Med Lena (Teaching with Lena) Teaching Kids Danish Programming
  • 20. Go Teach Will Train you to Teach Pair Teach Proctor Easier Starts: Lowering the Bar
  • 21. How to Ask – Short and Sweet Twitter TKP Korean
  • 22. How to Ask – Consistent Message Close every presentation with the same slide Say the project name and website URL Include one action step ‘Teach one kid to program with the first recipe’ ‘Ask a question on Twitter, I will respond promptly’
  • 23. TeachingKidsProgramming.org Do a Recipe  Teach a Kid (Ages 10 ++) SmallBasic or Java  Free Courseware (recipes)
  • 24. Harness Their Passion Road Trip! Fun Lego TKP Logistics Read all about it at bit.ly/GeekRoadTrip Teaching Coding
  • 25. Budgets 4 hours 1-2 hours 1 2 hours 2 hours ½ Hours Getting Started Fixing Submit Patch Understand Patch Acceptance
  • 26. Who’s in the audience What is your Project? What is your name?
  • 27. Because we have invested in the present, we have left the door open for the future…
  • 28. “The rest is history” TKP in South Africa

Editor's Notes

  1. www.approvaltests.com
  2. www.teachingkidsprogramming.org
  3. www.ifwerantheworld.com
  4. Listen for how we got volunteers to be comfortable making small, significant contributions with us immediately.We have specific stories and techniques
  5. Listen for how we got volunteers to be comfortable making small, significant contributions with us immediately.We have specific stories and techniques
  6. CodePlex – Rx Koans
  7. http://www.monafoundation.org/project/Teaching-Kids-Programming/22