Supercharge Your Career with Open Source
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Supercharge Your Career With Open Source Matt Hamilton
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A talk I gave at the University of Bristol to the 2nd Year Computer Science Students on how to use Open Source Software to further your chances of getting a job. I draw upon the Plone community and software for examples.
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Supercharge Your Career With Open Source
Matt Hamilton
A Bit about me• Graduated University of Bristol 2000
• Technical Director, Netsight (2001-present)
• Director, Plone Foundation (2004-2005,2008-2013)
• Maintainer of Underscore mailing list
• Run the BMEX network
• Avid tinkerer of motorbike and van
Why are you here?
What sort of job do you want?
How are you going to get there?
Wait? I don’t graduate for another 2 years?!
Go find an Open Source project that
interests you. !
contribute!
Whether you are just getting started in open source or trying to build a community around your project, you should decide what else you want out of a project. Communities come in all shapes and sizes.
Take Time to
ChoseYourOwnAdventure
Participating in Open Source can be more than just pushing code around
First people I talk to in the morning (pre-coffee even!) and the last people I talk to at night
Plone outlasted 2 major relationships, too many minor ones, 3 cities, 4 “normal” jobs, 2 startups
Worldwide network of coworkers/friends/extended family
Plone.org @eleddy
Saturday, November 10, 12
2013: Plone Strategic Sprints
It is not uncommon for the nordic dwellers to go to South America in the winter. And not just for the women...
Travel isn’t just for vacation
AdventureAsStatusQuoThe best part of working with the world is experiencing it!
Plone.org @eleddy
Saturday, November 10, 12
“Diversity” does not mean “women”. It means different countries, backgrounds, sexual preferences, clients and pants. The Plone community is tolerant of slim, straight, tall, short, unisex, imported and even apple bottom.
And we love working together to boot. \o/
A global, well traveled community creates
NaturalDiversity
The 2013 Plone Foundation Executive Board: 7 people
representing 4 countries, 5 accents, 3 sexual
preferences (openly), non-profit, for profit, big
companies, individual contractors, and
personalities ranging from troll to peace maker.
Plone.org @eleddy
Saturday, November 10, 12
Travel the World
Arnhem, Netherlands Brasilia, Brazil
Budapest, Hungary Dublin, Ireland
Geneva, Switzerland Gothenburg, Sweden
Munich, Germany Naples, Italy
Pennsylvania, USA San Francisco, USA
Schruns, Austria Seattle, USA
Sorrento, Italy Valletta, Malta Vienna, Austria
Washington DC, USA
Network
Get Involved
Find bugs Write documentation
Organise / Help at events Write code
Submit patches Help on mailing lists / forums Help administer infrastructure
!
