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Code quality; patch quality

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Title
Code quality; patch quality
Speaker
Malcolm Tredinnick
Speaker's profile
Python user for 13 years. Linux user for even longer. Malcolm has worked with a wide variety of systems from banking and stock exchange interfaces, to multi-thousand server database-backed websites. These days, Malcolm's primary open source contributions are as a core developer for Django and advocate for Python.
Topic
Open Source Python projects
Abstract
For beginner to intermediate coders wishing to become more involved in open source projects and calm their own nerves.
Outline
All Open Source projects welcome patches from people willing to help fix bugs or implement feature requests. That's why we launch the source code into the wilds in the first place. If you are wanting to contribute, however, the process can seem a bit daunting, particularly when you are first starting out. Am I doing it properly? What will happen if I do it wrong? How can I do the best thing possible from the start? These are all typical worries. I've had them, others have had them and you're not alone if they cross your mind. In this talk, we will go over a few basic ideas for producing patch submissions that make things as easy as possible both for yourself and the code maintainers. How to help the maintainers help you. Malcolm has been a core maintainer for Django for over give years and has seen a few good and bad contributions in his time. These are the harmless and useful lessons that can be drawn from that experience.
Audience
Beginning Programmer
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