EclipseCon 09: Building Communities - the Rise and Fall and Rise of the CDT Project

The CDT celebrates its 7th anniversary in June 2009. It's been quite a journey and we've learned a lot on what to do and what not to do to build a community that can keep the project running for this long.

This talk takes a trip down memory lane presenting the history of the CDT, the decisions we faced, the choices we made and whether they worked or not, and what we would have done differently. The hope is that these open source life lessons are helpful for others who are embarking down this journey as well, or are stuck in the quagmire of a bad project environment and are looking for a way to get out.

This talk also gives some insight into the culture of the CDT project and, for those who have been lurking for years, to show that we're not bad people and it won't hurt to contribute.

This video was recorded at EclipseCon 2009.

Total running time 41:12 minutes