The Unspoken Rules Of Package Managers (Open Source Contribution)

By Ogoh Cyril

Elevator Pitch

Has your boss ever asked you to write a feature within an unhealthy period? Well, most time we, search for a package and run npm install or pip install and yes, we do find something either similar or exact to our needs most time, There are unspoken rules which exist and help the open-source growth

Description

The Unspoken Rules Of Package Managers

  • Rule 1: If You Think Of A Package to solve a problem, it exists with No exceptions.
  • Rule 2: If there is no package, One Would be created [the exception to Rule 1]
  • Rule 3: If the Package Solves Your Problem, Review the code-base, contribute and give a star on GitHub

These Rules are used by millions of developers every day to better our community

My talk is going to teach the audience

  • why is good to contribute to a package manager (Important of contributing to Open Source)
  • when to create or help maintain a package or library (how to contribute)
  • and how to appreciate developers that contribute to open source (A healthy environment)

Notes

The Technical Requirements

  • The audience Should at least have a little experience using a package management software e.g. npm, pip, pub or vcpkg

## Why I Am The Best Person to Speak On This Subject? - Well, I have About five years of coding experience - I Understand the Key Concept of Structure Programming and Modular Programming - I Understand the Key Concept of (DRY) Don’t Repeat your Self And W.E.T code