What's in a Name?

The Story of Mullet.io

Linda Nichols / @lynnaloo

@lynnaloo

Writes JavaScripts and pilots quadcopters with kids at 
Emerging Technology Advisors.

@lynnaloo

Organizer of Norfolk.js
RevolutionConf NodeBots Norfolk

So, what's this about?

How being a little bit silly with your code can be a great way to get other people involved in open-source software. This can start with a ridiculous name!

Once upon a time...

Back when the MEAN stack was everything.

I thought I would make something with React on the front-end and Hapi on the back-end.

What do you call something that's Facebook in the front, and Walmart in the back?

Philadelphia

The Brunsvolds

Then, on a Thursday...

Mullet is born

And then ...

Even better...

And even more ...

• Yacht-Rock - Mullet on a Boat 
  [Sails.js]

• Tarzan - Mullet on the Amazon 
  [Amazon API Gateway]

• Lumberjack - Mullet in the Forest [Trails.js]

• Bounty-hunter - Mullet + Dog​ [Waterline/Dogwater]
  

The moral of the story

• Open-source software doesn't have to be so serious.

• Developers are people; people like a little silliness.​

• Submitting a PR is a little less stressful in a comfortable environment.

• If you're learning something, someone else is too. Build it, and they will come.