SIG Contributor Experience Deep Dive

Overview of sub-projects within the Kubernetes community and their goals

• The Kubernetes community manages various sub-projects such as automation of the pipeline from Zoom to YouTube, managing the end-user focused community forum, and reaching out to contributors through various communication platforms
• The community also focuses on maintaining code quality and managing GitHub requests through a team of moderators and admins
• Mentoring programs are crucial for building up new contributors and scaling back some programs due to resource constraints
• Shadow programs are adopted by various groups to train individuals for specific roles within the project

The Kubernetes community has a contributor ladder to track and talk about the journey of a contributor as they join the project, start contributing, and move up through the different levels of trust and collaboration in the project. Mentoring programs are very important to build up new contributors and assist in building other folks up in the project. Shadow programs are also critical for succession within the project.

The Kubernetes Contributor Experience Special Interest Group (SIG) is tasked with developing and sustaining a healthy contributor community. It also provides an excellent place to get involved with the Kubernetes project, either through code, non-code, or both. Join us and learn about ContribEx's many programs that you can participate in, including mentoring, meetings, community infrastructure, moderation, elections, contributor events, the contributor site, and more. Whether you're interested in helping the Kubernetes project run smoothly, or you want to see how these programs can benefit you, or just have questions about how the project is organized, you'll find answers here.