November 24, 2019

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Half my life spent in open source

Half my life spent in open source

Brad Fitzpatrick recently realized he has spent over half his life immersed in the world of open source. He shares wisdom (and amusing anecdotes) from his path through various open source projects over the years.
Talk Title Half my life spent in open source
Speakers Brad Fitzpatrick (Google)
Conference O’Reilly Open Source Convention
Conf Tag Making Open Work
Location Austin, Texas
Date May 8-11, 2017
URL Talk Page
Slides Talk Slides
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Brad Fitzpatrick recently realized he has spent over half his life immersed in the world of open source, from his initial steps in high school. His first OSCON was in 2001. In the years since, he’s written a bunch of code and learned a few things. Brad shares wisdom (and amusing anecdotes) from his path through various open source projects over the years.

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