A road to
open-source
Benjamin Lupton
@balupton
github.com/balupton
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Who aM I?
(why listen to me?)
Ben
Done a few things
History.js
DocPad
Bevry
Other stuff
B2Evolution
jQuery Plugins
Aloha Editor
Hacker Retreat
Startup Hostel
Interconnect
ChainyJS
What I'm really about
Open-Collaboration
Why are we gathered here?
(why should you care?)
IMPORTANCE
If you want to your stuff to be used
If you want to be requested by companies
If you want to survive the digital paparazzi
If you want to stay... sane
learnings
Success is windy path
Failure is feedback
Goals change, that's okay
Growth happens outside comfort
Must be ready for growth
most importantly
Life gives us the lessons we need
via our journey
My Journey
(the need for the lessons?)
1997 (7-8)
Started programming
2006 (16-17)
jQuery
University
Freelancing
2009 (19-20)
Full-time javascript
Ajax
2011 (21-22)
History.js
DocPad
Bevry
2012 (22-23)
Broke
Presence
Network
2013 (23-24)
DocPad
Sponsorship
Expert
2014 (24-25)
Failure
Shift
Training
2020 (30-31)
Open-Collaboration Hotel in Fiji
How do I apply this?
(to my own life?)
PRaCTICAL APPLICATION
Diversify
(inspire others to act)
(you have limits)
Disassemble
(empower others to act)
(make it accessible)
Invest
(life is important, invest in it)
(it will be okay)
♥
Ben
@balupton
github.com/balupton
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