Free! Released! or How to Become an Open Source Female Developer
summary
The talk describes how participating in open-source events and small visible projects (example: an Eclipse-focused ‘eclipse partie’ and a demo ‘chat that makes bubbles’) helps women become open-source developers and advance to roles like technical director. It outlines practical steps: recruit and mentor contributors remotely, give juniors real projects, run events to connect people with maintainers and employers, and enforce inclusive hiring and mentorship practices.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 2:33How to become an open source developer?
- 3:57Now it's your turn!
- 6:48Birds of a feather flock together
- 16:53Open source female developers
- 18:20Impostor syndrome
- 19:09Leaving a mark
- 20:05From zero to CTO thanks to open source My journey
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