How to Get Involved in Open Source: A Quickstart Guide

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Describes concrete steps and outcomes for getting started with open source, including spinning up a real docs repo for rxjs and turning that work into a merged PR and a core-team invitation. Recommends practical tactics: create a docs repo and fix documentation, ask for feedback first by opening an issue before coding, and give before you ask by helping with reviews or reproducing bugs. Emphasizes patience, professionalism, and avoiding entitlement.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:53Agenda
3. 2:23Tracy's journey into open source
4. 8:32Why and how get involved
5. 20:51Do's and don'ts
6. 23:45Conclusion

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