Introduction & State of the Docs
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State of the Docs gives numbers and experiments: 1800 people in Slack, eight newsletters, five podcast episodes, a writing day with about 100 contributors and workshops that fit roughly 60 attendees. It runs a single-track program plus an unconference downstairs, uses five-minute lightning talks after lunch, and publishes videos and archives. The organizing claim is sustainability via modest paid roles while keeping content free — framed as a community garden that needs caretakers, not gatekeeping.
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chapters (26)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:19Logistics
- 1:14Inspiration
- 2:00Versions
- 2:14Not intentional
- 2:55Make friends
- 3:42How do we act
- 5:13The Packman Rule
- 6:00Code of Conduct
- 7:51Hike
- 8:16Reception
- 9:45Unconference
- 11:01Workshops
- 12:07Volunteers
- 13:20Sponsors
- 13:39Slack
- 14:58Social Media
- 15:14Impact
- 15:56Newsletters
- 17:09Podcasts
- 17:46Meetups
- 19:05More People
- 19:16Community Garden
- 20:36Sustainability
- 21:48Building an organization
- 22:19What are you most excited about
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