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Why Open Source Can Be the Perfect Place for New Developers – and How to Get Started, with Deb Goodkin from the FreeBSD Foundation
- 2024/09/19
- 再生時間： 43 分
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Why Open Source Can Be the Perfect Place for New Developers – and How to Get Started, with Deb Goodkin from the FreeBSD Foundation
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あらすじ・解説
Meet Deb Goodkin! Deb is the Executive Director of the FreeBSD Foundation. The Foundation supports the FreeBSD project and community. FreeBSD is a powerful open-source operating system known for its reliability and security and used by companies like Netflix to power their servers and networks.
With a strong background in engineering, Deb is passionate about open-source technology, and after this episode, you might become passionate about it, too! In this episode of the Scrimba podcast, you'll learn how a complex project like FreeBSD works from an organizational standpoint, why open-source is a great place for even newer developers, what are the key differences between community-driven projects and working for a corporation, and where should you start if you're looking to get into open-source.
🔗 Connect with Deb
- 👩💼 LinkedIn
⏰ Timestamps
- What is FreeBSD? (01:19)
- What is the FreeBSD Foundation? (02:49)
- Open-source projects vs. commercial projects (04:04)
- Open source is a nourishing place (07:04)
- Some original BSD developers are still working on the project decades later! (07:46)
- Open source is a community (09:35)
- How can contributing to open source help a newer developer advance their career? (11:25)
- Community break! (14:08)
- What skills do you need to join an open-source project? (16:23)
- Start with documentation! (18:42)
- How do you interact with others working on an open-source project? (21:20)
- Are people more likely to help others who help themselves? (24:05)
- Quick-fire questions! (27:26)
- How does an open-source project like FreeBSD run?
- If you're listening and want to get into open source, do this! (38:13)
🧰 Resources mentioned
- FreeBSD Foundation
- FreeBSD
- Jon 'maddog' Hall on Linkedin and Twitter
- Kirk McKusick on YouTube
- Michael W Lucas on Mastodon
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