# Gianluca Arbezzano: Technical Debt Beyond Code & Your First Contributions to Open Source

EP-062 | July 13, 2020 | 44:23



Topics: Open Source, Technical Debt


Robby speaks with Gianluca Arbezzano, Sr Staff Software Engineer at Packet. They discuss the value of consistent documentation (and why deciding where to document something is so difficult for developers!), how Gianluca began contributing to open source projects early in his career, and share tips for those who are intimidated about the idea of contributing to open source.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Gianluca Arbezzano, Sr Staff Software Engineer at Packet. They discuss the value of consistent documentation (and why deciding where to document something is so difficult for developers!), how Gianluca began contributing to open source projects early in his career, and share tips for those who are intimidated about the idea of contributing to open source.

## Helpful Links

- [Follow Gianluca](https://twitter.com/gianarb) on Twitter
- [Gianluca's website](https://gianarb.it)
- [Connect with Gianluca](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianlucarbezzano/) on LinkedIn
- [Book] [Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One](https://www.amazon.com/Obsessed-Building-Brand-People-Love/dp/0593084314) by Emily Heyward

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