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UID:pretalx-devcon8-VGDDHM@cfp.devcon.org
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DESCRIPTION:**How do you build a feature for a real open-source project whe
 n the codebase\, requirements\, and users already exist?**\n\nIn this ligh
 tning talk\, I’ll share my journey building **TeamShifts**\, a team and 
 volunteer management plugin for FOSSASIA’s **Eventyay** platform as part
  of **Google Summer of Code 2026**.\n\nThe plugin brings **calls for team 
 members\, roles\, applications\, shift scheduling\, team assignments\, cer
 tifications\, and volunteer vouchers** into the event-management platform 
 instead of relying on separate tools.\n\nI’ll give a quick look at how t
 he project evolved from **understanding an existing Django codebase** to d
 esigning the plugin architecture\, integrating it with Eventyay\, building
  the application workflow\, and working through GitHub issues\, pull reque
 sts\, code reviews\, and mentor feedback.\n\nRather than being just a feat
 ure walkthrough\, this talk is a practical look at **what it is like to co
 ntribute to a real open-source project **— from understanding someone el
 se’s code and making design decisions to handling reviews and collaborat
 ing with maintainers and other contributors.\n\n**I’ll also share a few 
 practical lessons from the journey:**\n\n- Working effectively in an exist
 ing codebase\n\n- Turning requirements into features in an open-source pro
 ject\n\n- Learning through code reviews and mentor feedback\n\n- Finding y
 our place and contributing as a new open-source contributor
DTSTAMP:20261101T041751Z
LOCATION:Community Led Stage
SUMMARY:Teams\, Shifts and Certificates\, All in One Place: Open Source Vol
 unteer and Shift Management - Mukund
URL:https://cfp.devcon.org/devcon8/talk/VGDDHM/
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