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Thanks to Madison Public Library for hosting us. Food sponsorship is pending but there will be light snacks at the minimum.

Join us for a night focused on trying to contribute to Open Source!

HOW IT WORKS

  1. Fill out the interest form linked below to specify your technology interest and what contribution you can give (coding vs non-coding).
  2. Prior to the event, we'll identify the top technologies where we can make the most pairs, and identify open source projects aligned with that technology. We'll post those in the comments below.
  3. At the event, we'll ad-hoc randomly pair Mentors and Mentees up. Priority will be given to making pairs, but depending on numbers, we may end up in groups of maximum 4 people per group.
  4. Pair up and get stuff done! If pairing on coding, Mentor and Mentee will each get 5 minutes at the keyboard and keep switching.
  5. Hopefully, in this session, both of you can complete a distribution to the open source project! Note that this goal is a tall one, and may not be completed, but that's okay! Take this as a night of learning and take away learnings, not failures :)

NOTE:
You do not have to contribute code. You can contribute many other helpful things like:

  • Testing and Reporting Issues.
  • Improving documentation.

Other contribution ideas: https://smartbear.com/blog/test-and-monitor/14-ways-to-contribute-to-open-source-without-being/

So come even if you don't know how to code :)

Come learn/teach, improve your skills and at the same time, contribute to open source!

INTEREST FORM

Please help us plan for the event by letting us know your technology preferences and if you can contribute code or not. Fill out this interest form

https://forms.gle/m9PeTdwLc9hJgj1h8

Please watch the event comments as we identify the popular technologies, open source projects and some guidelines/what to expect for the event.

AGENDA

5:45pm - Networking/Arrival
6:00pm - Welcome
6:15pm - Open Source Mentoring and Pairing
8:30pm - Optional Networking

CODE OF CONDUCT

All attendees, speakers, mentors, etc., are expected to abide by the Dev Together Code of Conduct (https://devtogether.co/code-of-conduct).

We aim to be an inclusive, welcoming and safe community, and it is extremely important for everyone to adhere to our Code of Conduct to keep our community as such.

ABOUT DEV TOGETHER

Dev Together is a people-first community focused on mentoring early-career developers (Mentees) by connecting them with technical and non-technical Mentors through low-commitment and high-value interaction events.

Read more about us at https://devtogether.co/chapters/madison

SPONSOR FUTURE EVENTS

Invest in the Madison Tech Community and sponsor us by providing venue and/or food for our future events. Contact Cristina at devtogethermad@gmail.com. More info at https://devtogether.co/sponsorship .

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