From 3099d9d7a345c735d7b79f252d7195fdc7272d62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Killen Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 15:55:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add New Contributor Workshops blog post. (#14315) --- ...-14-expanding-our-contributor-workshops.md | 77 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/en/blog/_posts/2019-05-14-expanding-our-contributor-workshops.md diff --git a/content/en/blog/_posts/2019-05-14-expanding-our-contributor-workshops.md b/content/en/blog/_posts/2019-05-14-expanding-our-contributor-workshops.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..85a98ccb26 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/en/blog/_posts/2019-05-14-expanding-our-contributor-workshops.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +--- +layout: blog +title: "Expanding our Contributor Workshops" +date: 2019-05-14 +slug: expanding-our-contributor-workshops +--- + +**Authors:** Guinevere Saenger (GitHub) and Paris Pittman (Google) + +**tl;dr** - learn about the contributor community with us and land your first +PR! We have spots available in [Barcelona][eu] (registration **closes** on +Wednesday May 15, so grab your spot!) and the upcoming [Shanghai][cn] Summit. +The Barcelona event is poised to be our biggest one yet, with more registered +attendees than ever before! + +Have you always wanted to contribute to Kubernetes, but not sure where to begin? +Have you seen our community’s many code bases and seen places to improve? We +have a workshop for you! + + +KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Barcelona’s [new contributor workshop][ncw] will be the +fourth one of its kind, and we’re really looking forward to it! The workshop was +kickstarted last year at KubeConEU in Copenhagen, and so far we have taken it to +Shanghai and Seattle, and now Barcelona, as well as some non-KubeCon locations. +We are constantly updating and improving the workshop content based on feedback +from past sessions. This time, we’re breaking up the participants by their +experience and comfort level with open source and Kubernetes. We’ll have +developer setup and project workflow support for folks entirely new to open +source and Kubernetes as part of the 101 track, and hope to set up each +participant with their very own first issue to work on. In the 201 track, we +will have a codebase walkthrough and local development and test demonstration +for folks who have a bit more experience in open source but may be unfamiliar +with our community’s development tools. For both tracks, you will have a chance +to get your hands dirty and have some fun. Because not every contributor works +with code, and not every contribution is technical, we will spend the beginning +of the workshop learning how our project is structured and organized, where to +find the right people, and where to get help when stuck. + + +## Mentoring Opportunities + +We will also bring back the SIG Meet-and-Greet where new contributors will have +a chance to mingle with current contributors, perhaps find their dream SIG, +learn what exciting areas they can help with, gain mentors, and make friends. + +PS - there are also two mentoring sessions DURING KubeCon + CloudNativeCon on +Thursday, May 23. [Sign up here][mentor]. 60% of the attendees during the +Seattle event asked contributor questions. + +## Past Attendee Story - Vallery Lancy, Engineer at Lyft + +We talked to a few of our past participants in a series of interviews that we +will publish throughout the course of the year. In our first two clips, we meet +Vallery Lancy, an Engineer at Lyft and one of 75 attendees at our recent Seattle +edition of the workshop. She was poking around in the community for a while to +see where she could jump in. + +Watch Vallery talk about her experience here: +
+ + +What does Vallery say to folks curious about the workshops, or those attending +the Barcelona edition? + +
+ + +Be like Vallery and hundreds of previous New Contributor Workshop attendees: +join us in Barcelona (or Shanghai - or San Diego!) for a unique experience +without digging into our documentation! Have the opportunity to meet with the +experts and go step by step into your journey with your peers around you. We’re +looking forward to seeing you there! [Register here][ncw] + +[eu]: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/contributor-summit-europe-2019/ +[cn]: https://www.lfasiallc.com/events/contributors-summit-china-2019/ +[ncw]: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/contributor-summit-europe-2019/ +[mentor]: http://bit.ly/mentor-bcn \ No newline at end of file