Getting the first PR into .NET and other tales from an OSS contributor
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November 2014: a machine-local culture causes .NET Core unit tests to fail (CHF vs USD) and a flawed test uses the wrong variable; a patch is submitted, merged by .NET bots, and claims first community PR for .NET Core. Follow-on contributions add NuGet’s developmentDependency behavior, maintenance of FakeItEasy, and membership on the ScriptCS team; work leads to a Microsoft MVP award and a job at Particular Software. Practical lessons: tiny, targeted fixes and clear tests open doors and scale impact from hundreds to millions of users.
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