The document is a transcript from a TEDxYouth talk given by @nacin, an open source web developer and evangelist who works for WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg. In the talk, @nacin discusses his passion for open source and community, shares his journey from learning databases in 2002 to joining the WordPress core team in 2010, and encourages the audience to pursue their passions and get involved in communities.

1. TEDxYouth
@DowntownDC
Friday, June 17, 2011

2. Hi there!
I’m @nacin.
Open source
web developer
and evangelist.

3. I work for
Matt Mullenweg,
the founder of
WordPress, at
Audrey Capital.

4. WordPress rocks.

5. Open source rocks.

6. Community rocks.

7. Community comes
in many forms.

8. It’s not about the
technology.

9. It’s about an idea.

10. A passion.

11. The freedoms.

12. My story.
(How I cut my teeth.)

13. 1. Have idea.
2. Seek knowledge.
3. ???
4. Profit.

14. 2002: Databases.

15. Never pass up an
opportunity to
learn.

16. You have to start
somewhere.

17. 2003: Community.

18. You will one day be
on a larger stage
than you can handle.

19. Relish it.

20. 2004: HTML & CSS.

21. 2005: ASP.NET.

22. 2006: Practicum.

23. 2007: The Web.

24. 2008:
WordPress & PHP.

25. Define yourself, but
don’t restrict
yourself.

26. Pursue your passions.

27. Create a balance.

28. 2009: Open source.

29. Interact with
the best.

30. Absorb. Learn.

31. It’s more than code.

32. It’s the community.

33. 2010:
WordPress core team.

34. 2011: What’s next?

35. We all have
common goals.

36. Thanks!
— @nacin