Using Open Source for Fun and Profit
summary
A tiny three-character fix plus copied unit tests added gets merged the next day and becomes the hinge for a career shift: PHP sites, a counter‑strike clan page, an Intel promotion backend, a Facebook Lord of the Rings game and modular digital‑signage code all ship, contributions on GitHub and IRC build connections, employers pay more for expertise, and a developer advocate role follows. The concrete claim is that small open‑source contributions using PHP and Zend Framework and simple PRs actually produce money, jobs and lasting friendships.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 6:33Active Server Pages
- 10:44Working as a Contractor
- 14:35PHP Modular Framework
- 15:42Becoming an amazing developer
- 17:08The PHP community
- 18:45Games for Facebook
- 23:18Free learning
- 28:38Getting a Job
- 31:00Fix Bugs
- 38:09Developer Advocate
- 39:42Open Source Has Improved Me
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