First Time Contributors Workshop
Time: Thursday 21st March 10:50-11:35
Room: Doric
Track: Drupal Development
This is a session that is run in every DrupalCon, to prepare first-time contributors for the Code sprint.
Dynamics of Mentored Contribution:
- Find a table / join a team
- Find something to work on (an issue, etc)
- If an issue, update issue
- Decide what everyone will do
- Keep issue updated
- After event is over, keep contributing!
Agenda:
- Why contribute
- Benefits of contributing
- Types of Contributions
- Initiatives
- Issue queue 101 / etiquette
- Merge Requests
- Tooling and documentation
Dynamics of Mentored Contribution:
- Find a table / join a team
- Find something to work on (an issue, etc)
- If an issue, update issue
- Decide what everyone will do
- Keep issue updated
- After event is over, keep contributing!
Agenda:
- Why contribute
- Benefits of contributing
- Types of Contributions
- Initiatives
- Issue queue 101 / etiquette
- Merge Requests
- Tooling and documentation
Speakers
Suchi Garg
Suchi is Salsa Digital’s Technical Manager, responsible for technical leadership across Drupal projects.
She has over 25 years of experience in web development, including over 20 years in the open source web development environment. She’s held a variety of senior roles, working at companies such as Accenture, Acquia, and Axelerant.
In these roles she led multi-functional teams across backend and frontend development and QA, focusing on best practices to deliver quality technical solutions. In addition, she has extensive expertise in leading Drupal migrations.
Suchi is also a Drupal trainer and is very active in the Drupal community, participating as a speaker and volunteer track lead for DrupalCons and local Drupal Camps.
Suchi is based in Australia.
She has over 25 years of experience in web development, including over 20 years in the open source web development environment. She’s held a variety of senior roles, working at companies such as Accenture, Acquia, and Axelerant.
In these roles she led multi-functional teams across backend and frontend development and QA, focusing on best practices to deliver quality technical solutions. In addition, she has extensive expertise in leading Drupal migrations.
Suchi is also a Drupal trainer and is very active in the Drupal community, participating as a speaker and volunteer track lead for DrupalCons and local Drupal Camps.
Suchi is based in Australia.