Hacktoberfest is the easiest way to get into open source! Hacktoberfest is a month long festival of open source code presented by Digital Ocean and DEV this year in 2021.
During the entire month of October 2021, all you have to do is contribute to any open source projects and open at least 4 pull requests. Yes, any project and any kind of contributions. It can be a be a bug fix, improvement, or even a documentation change! And win a T-Shirt and awesome stickers.
If you’ve never contributed to open source before, this is the perfect time to get started because Hacktoberfest provides a large list of available contribution opportunities (and yes, there are always plenty for beginners too).
- Visit the official HactoberFest website here
- Click on the 'Start Hacking' Button.
- Login using your Github/ Gitlab account. It is crucial that you have a Github or Gitlab account to take part in Hactoberfest.
- And you're all set!
Logging in through your Github/Gitlab account allows Hacktoberfest to track your progress. You are required to:
- Make 4 succesful PRs in to a HactoberFest marked repository or need to have 'hacktoberfest-accepted' label to your PR.
- Pull Requests made between October 1st and October 31st (both dates included) will be counted.
Hacktoberfest has a simple and plain moto.
Support open source and earn a limited edition T-shirt!
So, yes! You can win a T-Shirt and few awesome stickers to attach on your laptop. On plus side, you will get into beautiful world of open source and get the international exposure.
Wait there's more!
It's very easy. You don't need to be an expert in coding and programming. Here are the steps you need to follow to create your -(maybe)- EXAMPLE first pull request within few minutes.
- Star this repository.
- Edit/upload one of your codes
- Now click on Propose button.
- Create a new pull request.
- Wait for your Pull Request to be reviewed and merged!
- Enjoy and welcome to Hacktoberfest 2021 and Keep Contributing :)
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