Ignite OSCON 2015
who it's for
open source maintainers, engineering managers, UX designers, startup founders, technical writers, network engineers, accessibility specialists, developer advocates
topics
permissive open source licenses; Apache-style governance; README best practices; onboarding and first impressions; empathy for team health; hiring for steady contributors; WCAG 2.0 color contrast; WebAIM color contrast checker; OpenFlow driver development; SDN scaling and socket handling
| title | author | length |
|---|---|---|
| Why I Don’t Use the GPL | Shane Curcuru | 05m |
Chooses permissive licenses for new code and when seeking new open-source roles, arguing that the GPL compels you to share derivatives under the same terms and… | ||
| The “E” Word | Emma Jane Hogbin Westby | 05m |
Empathy is presented as a practical workplace tool with three concrete levels: care just enough (ask how people are, listen, remember details), use a… | ||
| Ten Steps to a Better README | Mike Jang | 06m |
Search finds 300,000 “just read the code” results and argues READMEs must state a concrete claim and make it usable: list prerequisites and build steps (make… | ||
| People Before Profits | Jeffrey Papen | 06m |
Company case study reports 300% revenue growth in one year after shifting from cost-cutting to investing in people, using a mix of free perks, clear core… | ||
| Mammas Don’t Let Babies Grow into Rock Star Developers | Rikki Endsley | 05m |
Argues against hiring for the rockstar developer label and promotes the Willie Nelson developer instead: reliable, collaborative, accessible, and long‑term… | ||
| Design Accessibly: Color Contrast Tips and Tools | Cathy O’Connor | 06m |
Shows concrete rules and fixes: aim for WCAG 2.0 AA contrast ratios, test every text and UI color with a WebAIM color contrast checker, and document palette… | ||
| What We Design, Designs Us | Nikki Baidwan Piplani | 05m |
Claims that technology and culture co-evolve, with concrete examples: the printing press rewired our brains by enabling deep reading, fitness trackers act as… | ||
| Competing with the World in SDN | Ramya Bolla | 05m |
A team of five women engineers builds an OpenFlow driver for the ONF Driver Competition aiming for a $50,000 prize, demonstrating 256k simultaneous socket… | ||
| First Impressions: The Value of the "Noob” | Emily Dunham | 06m |
Sees a clear claim: novices can contribute most effectively by fixing a project’s first impression rather than by tackling core bugs, because experts forget… | ||
| Crossing the Chasm... | Mark Madsen | 05m |
A rapid parody of a startup pitch that exposes precise garbage claims and tactics rather than topics and promises claims like customer wins in 50 of the top… | ||
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