Through the (Open Source) Looking Glass

Slides | Video | Stream Link | ~20min

At: React Rally 2018

Babel Song (Hallelujah -- In Praise of Babel)

SONG.md, Youtube

Quotes

• "He doesn't call the qualified, but rather qualifies the called"
• "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." -The Dark Knight
• "...but that at last we should gain a habit, which will naturally produce its acts in us, without our care, and to our exceeding great delight." -Brother Lawrence
• "The virtues of community sound like their opposites: diligence, patience, and humility." -Larry Wall

Other Related Talks

• JSConf EU 2017: https://github.com/hzoo/maintaining-an-oss-project
• React Rally 2017: https://github.com/hzoo/so-how-does-babel-even-work
• React Boston 2017: https://github.com/hzoo/maintainer-heal-thyself
• Zeit Day SF 2018: https://github.com/hzoo/in-pursuit-of-open-source

Getting involved in Babel

• Babel Org on Github
• Babel Proposals Repo
• Babel Meeting Notes
• Babel Website Repo
• Babel Twitter
• Slack sign-up