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Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801818704

Length 310 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Application Development

Authors (2):

Bruno Souza

Heather VanCura

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 The Basics: Learn and Practice the Technical Skills

2. Chapter 1: The Secret to Learning about Technology Quickly and Continuously FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Choose Your Best Path for Learning, Training, and Certifications

4. Chapter 3: Optimize Your Support Network for Growth

5. Chapter 4: Acquire the Right Skills Deliberately

6. Chapter 5: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

7. Part 2 Get Involved: Participate in the Community

8. Chapter 6: Become a Team Player by Embracing Communities

9. Chapter 7: Focus Your Growth by Giving and Receiving Mentoring

10. Chapter 8: Be Part of a Larger Group – Meeting People at User Groups and Meetups

11. Chapter 9: Grow Your Network through Social Media

12. Chapter 10: Build Lasting Relationships

13. Part 3 Create Impact: Share and Lead

14. Chapter 11: Build Trust and Solve Problems with Open Source Projects

15. Chapter 12: Scaling Trust through Public Engagement: Speaking and Blogs

16. Chapter 13: Be a Leader: Manage Up, Down, and Across Your Organization

17. Chapter 14: Stepping Up Your Technology Game – Defining Technology Instead of Merely Using It

18. Chapter 15: Build Your Personal Brand and Become a Trusted Advisor

19. Index

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Selecting an open source project

Although there are millions of open source projects, not all of them will be suited for you and your goals, so here are a few things to consider in selecting open source projects you may want to participate in:

Work on projects that are related to what you know
Work on projects your company uses and depends on
Work on projects you are interested in
Participate in a foundation (Apache, Eclipse, Linux, etc.)
Work on projects your friends are part of
Start your own project

Projects you are already using

A good place to start your open source participation is on projects that you are already using. You’re probably using programming languages, libraries, and tools that are open source already. Do any of those interest you? Do you see things that you would like to change or improvements you’d like to make? Starting with a tool or library that you are using will make it much easier for you to look at the...

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