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=Resources for DPS909 & OSD600=
== Week 1 ==
* Course introduction
** [[DPS909]]
** [[OSD600]]
* Some questions:
** What brought you to this course?
** When you hear "open source," what comes to mind?
** On a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very)...
*** How comfortable are you working with technology you've never seen before?
*** How likely are you to stick with a problem when it gets hard to solve?
*** How curious are you about how things work?
*** How likely are you to ask for help when you get stuck?
*** How likely are you to pause your own work in order to help someone else who is stuck?
*** How comfortable are you as a writer?
*** How self-motivated are you?
*** How self-directed are you?
* How to have Success in this course:
** Willingness to be lost and not panic
** Willingness to put yourself out there, jump in
** Curiosity
** Being driven, persistence
** Willingness to ask for help
** Willingness to give others help
** Independent learning
** Doing more than the bare minimum
* [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/ Mozilla]
** Browsers (Firefox, Servo)
** Languages (JavaScript, C++, Node, Python, Rust, CSS, HTML, ...)
** Tools (Dev Tools, DXR, build systems, automation)
** QA, Automated Tests
** Extensions
** Localization
** Documentation
** Accessibility
** Teaching and Learning (Thimble)
** Web technology
* Discussion
** [http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jason-field/toronto-tech-scene_b_12139722.html Move Over Bay Street: Toronto's Burgeoning Tech Scene Is Taking Over]
** [https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/leadership-lab/five-things-undergrads-can-do-now-to-prepare-to-enter-the-job-market/article35892809/ Five things undergrads can do now to prepare to enter the job market]
** [http://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-professionals-are-more-in-demand-than-ever/ Open source professionals are more in demand than ever]
** [https://stripe.com/jobs/positions/frontend-engineer Frontend Engineer role at Stripe]
== Week 1 ==
* Course introduction
** [[DPS909]]
** [[OSD600]]
* Some questions:
** What brought you to this course?
** When you hear "open source," what comes to mind?
** On a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very)...
*** How comfortable are you working with technology you've never seen before?
*** How likely are you to stick with a problem when it gets hard to solve?
*** How curious are you about how things work?
*** How likely are you to ask for help when you get stuck?
*** How likely are you to pause your own work in order to help someone else who is stuck?
*** How comfortable are you as a writer?
*** How self-motivated are you?
*** How self-directed are you?
* How to have Success in this course:
** Willingness to be lost and not panic
** Willingness to put yourself out there, jump in
** Curiosity
** Being driven, persistence
** Willingness to ask for help
** Willingness to give others help
** Independent learning
** Doing more than the bare minimum
* [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/ Mozilla]
** Browsers (Firefox, Servo)
** Languages (JavaScript, C++, Node, Python, Rust, CSS, HTML, ...)
** Tools (Dev Tools, DXR, build systems, automation)
** QA, Automated Tests
** Extensions
** Localization
** Documentation
** Accessibility
** Teaching and Learning (Thimble)
** Web technology
* Discussion
** [http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jason-field/toronto-tech-scene_b_12139722.html Move Over Bay Street: Toronto's Burgeoning Tech Scene Is Taking Over]
** [https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/leadership-lab/five-things-undergrads-can-do-now-to-prepare-to-enter-the-job-market/article35892809/ Five things undergrads can do now to prepare to enter the job market]
** [http://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-professionals-are-more-in-demand-than-ever/ Open source professionals are more in demand than ever]
** [https://stripe.com/jobs/positions/frontend-engineer Frontend Engineer role at Stripe]