Atomic Talk Title: Craft Your Own Open Source Adventure

Often, companies look at your profile and expect you to have open-source contributions. But starting in a random open-source project feels impossible and intimidating, and let’s not forget the challenge of finding the time to do this. If you have experienced this, this session is for you.

I will talk about why open source is important, how you can start your open-source journey, and how to tackle the common challenges, based on my experience as an open-source contributor to Selenium. The focus is to highlight what it means to be part of the open-source community, the level of support provided by the project maintainers, and the steps to start your journey.

By the end of this 15-minute session, you will know how to take the first step into the open-source world.

Talk Takeaways

• The best first step to make an open-source contribution.
• Once the contribution is made, what is expected from the open-source project maintainers and what help will the contributor typically receive.
• Tips on how to deal with common challenges of open-source contribution.
• Ideas to pursue full time open-source developer role