Contributing to Hyperledger

WHO IS THIS PRESENTATION FOR: Anyone interested in building blockchain applications and participating in the Hyperledger community PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE: A basic understanding of what open source software is WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: * What are Hyperledger and the Linux Foundation * What projects exist under the Hyperledger umbrella * Getting started with the code and community * Different ways you can contribute to Hyperledger DESCRIPTION: Hyperledger is an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. Hyperledger is a global collaboration, hosted by The Linux Foundation, including leaders in finance, banking, the Internet of Things, supply chains, manufacturing, and technology. Hyperledger currently consists of eight projects -- five in incubation and three that have graduated to active status. Regardless of whether or not you are a developer, there are many ways for you to get involved. In this session, we will provide an overview of Hyperledger and its projects. We will explore the ways that you can participate, and we will leave you with a set of initial steps that you can take to begin your journey with this growing community.

Tracy Kuhrt is Community Architect of Hyperledger at the Linux Foundation. Tracy has had a varied career working in automotive manufacturing, pharmaceutical, microelectronics, and e-commerce industries. Prior to the Linux Foundation, Tracy was a Principal Member of Technical Staff at PayPal on the Strategic Architecture team. Tracy has also developed compilers, assemblers, and linkers for 8- and 16-bit micro-controllers at Microchip Technologies using open source software.