François Martin
François Martin is a senior full stack software engineer at Karakun AG, living in Switzerland. He is an active open source contributor and co-author of the two open source JavaFX frameworks WorkbenchFX and PreferencesFX, an active member of the Swiss Testing Board, and participates in the working group of Advanced and Expert level at ISTQB. He is also a co-author of the ISTQB Test Analyst v4.0 and the upcoming Security Test Analyst syllabus.
Session
This full-day workshop demystifies open-source contribution by guiding participants through every step, from discovering projects and filing their first issues to drafting and submitting pull requests in a safe sandbox. You'll practice the OSS workflow hands-on, including forking, branching, implementing changes, and crafting clear pull requests (PRs). Along the way, you'll also step into the shoes of a maintainer—simulating triage, release tagging, and community-management tasks—so you leave not only confident in contributing code but ready to steward and grow healthy open-source projects.