Open Development Methodology by Ahmad Nassri of Mashape (TechTO July 2015)

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#OpenDevelopmentMethod

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Mashape

AHMAD NASSRIAHMAD NASSRI

API Tools & Marketplace

HIGH EXPECTATIONSHIGH EXPECTATIONS

77 CITIES CITIES

88 LANGUAGES LANGUAGES

88 NATIONALITIES NATIONALITIES

66 TIME ZONES TIME ZONES

OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITYOPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY

Thousands: Cities, Languages, Nationalities, Time Zones

WORKFLOW & ETIQUETTEWORKFLOW & ETIQUETTE(this alone can take a full day to go through)

1. focus on code quality (syntax, comments, simplicity)

2. documentation, documentation, documentation!3. tests speak louder than words4. everything is a discussion5. everybody can see (business, design, engineering)

6. expect asynchrony (no meetings, no direct answers)

7. everybody decides, together.

LOVE DOGFOOD!LOVE DOGFOOD!

DOGFOODDOGFOODINGING!!

Dogfoodverb

gerund or present participle: dogfooding

(of a company's staff) use a product or servicedeveloped by that company so as to test it before itis made available to customers.

CRITICISMCRITICISM& RESPONSIBILITY& RESPONSIBILITY

“Be your own worst critic.When things go wrong it's tempting to shift theblame. Don't. Accept responsibility. People will appreciate it, andyou will find out what you're capable of.”

― Paul Arden, Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite

STILL EVOLVINGSTILL EVOLVING

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LETS DISCUSS!LETS DISCUSS!

Twitter:@AhmadNassri#OpenDevelopmentMethod Coming soon:OpenDevelopmentMethod.org