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APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Shared Neurons The Secret Sauce
of Open Source?
Bertrand Delacrétaz
Principal Scientist, Adobe :: Former Board Member, ASF :: @bdelacretaz
images: Adobe Stock, unless otherwise specified
slides revision 2019-10-22

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
If you want to go fast, go alone
If you want to go far, go together
(African proverb)
picture: myself

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Apache Cocoon's dev list,
circa 2003...

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
It's like love songs...

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
WHAT?

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Many brains
getting together
to create
a Greater Whole

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Neurons such as Purkinje
cells in the cerebellum can
have over 1000
dendritic branches,
making connections
with tens of
thousands of other cells
Source: Wikipedia:Neurons

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
It's about
COMMUNICATION

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Many brains
getting together
to create
a Greater Whole

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
REALLY?

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
https://s.apache.org/shared-neurons-example
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90 days of "shared neurons" design:
asynchronous, slow, iterative

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Images: Wikimedia Commons + www.mcipollini.com
1817:
velocipede
2019:
Cipollini NK1K, 1050 g frame
A counter-example...
1886:
safety bicycle
1870:
high wheeler
+53 years +15 years

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
HOW?

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Neurons Talk a Lot! ...in focused conversations

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
It's about
communication

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Constant Flow

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Talk to the Project

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Share early, Share often

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Allow mistakes
"The more we fail,
the more likely we
are to eventually
succeed"
Prof.Shadoko,
Les Shadoks
(French TV , 1968)
source: https://www.ina.fr/emissions/les-shadoks/

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Code Speaks Louder

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Slow Discussions

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Quote Precisely

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Shared Neurons?

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Shared Neurons
The Secret Sauce
of Open Source? Bertrand Delacrétaz, Adobe - @bdelacretaz APACHECON Europe, October 2019
Many brains
getting together
to create
a Greater Whole
Constant Flow - Talk to the Project - Share Early & Often - Allow Mistakes
Code Speaks Louder - Slow Discussions - Quote Precisely