2 posts tagged with "open-source"

The Unexpected Side Effects of Contributing to Open Source

I got more out of contributing to open source than I ever expected I would and I want to share those unexpected side effects with you here in case you're looking to do more but just need a little bump.

The Give and Get of Your Community

I first discovered my tech community about a decade ago while attending a Java user group, aka TCJUG. At the time, I wasn’t paying much attention and didn’t really get “community”. I occasionally attended these user groups in my never ending pursuit of learning the next big shiny thing. I was also well aware that I was the only or nearly the only woman in the room.