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Open Source can be seen as Wonderland when you are outside of it.
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But if you have had to do it for the first time, you would rather fear to expose bad code and to be seen as a failure.
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## No *in between*…
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I will bring you inside the BBC fortress to give you essential keys to understand how to do Open Source in large organisations
## *Thomas* Parisot
[thom4.net](https://thom4.net) –
[@thom4parisot](https://twitter.com/thom4parisot)
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## BBC R&D
[github.com/bbcrd](https://github.com/bbcrd)
[bbc.co.uk/rd](http://bbc.co.uk/rd)
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[npmjs.org/~thom4](https://npmjs.org/~thom4)
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# Open Source at the BBC
13rd November 2014 — [{ develop: BBC }](http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/technology/events/article/art20141001095726612)
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Let's start by some story and some context.
This is a story about open sourcing a tool named peaks.js from BBC R&D.
This is a story about how and why we did it.
# What if I don't write *code*?
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# Words
Typo, wording, clearer sentence or paragraph.
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# Docs
Fix the pain of the next user.
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# Bug reports
Tests are much appreciated!
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# Improvements
Feature ideas, bug fix etc.
# Where to *start*?
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# Find an *excuse*
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# But for *audio*?
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# … like *that*?
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# We wanted to do it *well*
It was heavily awaited by editors.
… *Open Source*, please?
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# “Okay…
## … you have *two months*”.
# *Clear* indicators
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# *Time*
Two months — user study, tests, doc…
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# Definition of *done*
Visualise audio archives and snip bits of them.
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# *Risk*
Which technology between SVG and Canvas?
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# *Metrics*
Innovative work, accountable deliverable, esteem++.
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# *Exploratory* work
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# Filling *paperwork*
Justified case for openness without business risk.
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# Starting *closed* source
Done as it if would be open.
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# *Canvas* favoured
SVG is nice but felt harder to build a UI with.
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# waveform-data.js
Based on [Audacity](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/). Two for One deal.
# Ship it, ship it!
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# `rm -rf .git`
No history in public.
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# *README*.md
Solid API user documentation.
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# *package*.json
*Self-contained* and *reusable* project.
Includes runtime and tooling dependencies.
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# `npm test`
Ensures quality in IE9, Chrome and Firefox with [karma](http://karma-runner.github.io/),
[Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/bbcrd/peaks.js) and [BrowserStack](https://www.browserstack.com/).
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# `npm i peaks.js`
Install should be as easy as that.
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# `npm publish`
# Now what?
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# *Spread* the word
Blog about it, demo it to colleagues.
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# *Maintenance* mode
Bug fixes, product related or quick features.
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# That's it!
Unless if it is a strategic project.
# *Beyond*…
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# First *circle* recommenders
Provide support to colleagues.
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# *Key* features
Open issues, document the implementation.
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# Finding *supporters*
Product owners in your team, in other teams.
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# Sniffing *buyers*
Supportive demo, get notified of upcoming projects.
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# Collecting *metrics*
Activity, usage, external products.
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# Building a *momentum*
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# Wrap up
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# *Open* Source is…
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# … *time* and effort
To maintain, to support and to care about.
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# … a tool to *learn*
Only douchebags will blame you.
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# … a *visibility* tool
To your team. To other teams and organisations.
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# … a *culture* change tool
People may like it or dislike it.
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# … a *leadership* tool
Get trusted. By your team. By the community.
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# … a *continuity* tool
Open Source on top of Open Source.