(Ignite) OPEN SOURCE - OPEN CHOICE: HOW TO CHOOSE AN OPEN-SOURCE PROJECT, HILA FISH
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Choosing the right Open Source project can be challenging, BUT! Asking yourself the right questions can ease the process In this talk I'm going to talk about the key indicators of how to choose an open-source project for integration in your environment, as well as set the weight for the specific key indicators based on your needs and specific pain points.
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(Ignite) OPEN SOURCE - OPEN CHOICE: HOW TO CHOOSE AN OPEN-SOURCE PROJECT, HILA FISH
- 1. OPEN SOURCE – OPEN CHOICE HILA FISH SENIOR DEVOPS / SRE / INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER How to Choose an Open-Source Project
- 2. WHEN TO CONSIDER USING AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT? Uncommon use case – No suitable shelf product Limited budget Insufficient in house resources (ability / capacity) to create a solution BUT THAT’S FOR A WHOLE NOTHER TALK...
- 3. Activity Is the project active and maintained? Popularity How many People are using it? Road Map Is the project planned to stay an open source or go towards monetization? Ease of Use How easy it is to use the project & integrate it on prod env? Readiness Is the project Production-Ready? Documentation Is the project well documented? CHOOSING AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT- KEY INDICATORS Ecosystem How big is the community? Will I be able to get help if needed?
- 4. Popularity GitHub Stars Part of CNCF / Incubator? Google it alone, check for online presence Google it vs similar products, check for reviews CHOOSING AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - METRICS
- 5. CHOOSING AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - METRICS Ease of Use POC satisfaction (Ratio between the amount of time to implement until integration is done) Issues on GitHub are about features or “how do I do X?”
- 6. CHOOSING AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - METRICS Activity Commits rate - daily/weekly/monthly? Number of issues Number of releases Is it maintained by one developer or more?
- 7. CHOOSING AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - METRICS Documentation Is the documentation rich ,covers most aspects – How to integrate, known issues, explanation about features, etc.
- 8. CHOOSING AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - METRICS Ecosystem Are users engaged on GitHub? Does it have a dedicated community channel? (Slack/Telegram/Discord/etc)
- 9. CHOOSING AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - METRICS Readiness Is the project declared as production ready? Are the current features enough to sustain usage? Is my use case covered fully in the current state, and if not – Am I ok with it?
- 10. CHOOSING AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - METRICS Roadmap * Is the project defined as an open source, or planned to go towards monetization? (i.e. InfluxDB) * Features planning
- 11. CHOOSING THE RIGHT OPEN SOURCE PROJECT FOR YOU BASICS METRICS Is the project in a ready-enough state? SPECIFICMETRICS What are your pain points? How does the open-source project covers them – * Heavy use case? Focus on Documentation + Eco System size metrics * No capacity for maintenance? Focus on Readiness & Ease of Use metrics
- 12. SUMMARY To ease the decision - ✔ Ask the general questions – Cover the Basics ✔ Ask the tailored-specific questions – Cover your use case and pain points ✔ POC – See how well it gets integrated in your environment ✔ Rely on your research – Reach out to the ecosystem for help Engage in GitHub to raise issues or contribute for its (and your) success Choosing the right Open-Source project can be challenging, BUT!
- 13. THANK YOU!