Contributing to Open Source - Getting Started and Finding Inspiration
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0.000 HBDContributing to Open Source - Getting Started and Finding Inspiration
<html> <p> You wake up in the morning and think: “Today, I want to contribute to an Open Source project!” But where do you start? Whether you’re a newbie with limited experience making her first steps in the world of GitHub, or a seasoned developer seeking inspiration - choosing the Open Source project to contribute to is no easy task. To help you ease the process, I’ve collected a few links and resources to arm you with all you need to go to bed today having made a GitHub contribution.</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/oGRb18m.jpg" width="2560" height="1440"/></p> <h2>Hello World - First Timer Contributions</h2> <p><em>If you’re an experienced contributor looking for new opportunities, skip this section and go right to the next - “Help Wanted”.</em></p> <p>My personal journey on GitHub started very recently. I am not a developer. As a marketer and content writer, to me PR means public relations, and issues is what developers have with me when I go on and on about the importance or my kind of PR.</p> <p>Making your first contribution can be scary, especially if you have little experience as a developers. It gets even worse for graphic artists, marketers, thinkers and copywriters. This is why multiple initiatives have popped up around the Open Source ecosystem aiming to do just that: make your first time painless and memorable.</p> <p><img src="https://debel.github.io/git-panic-and-how-to-avoid-it/images/git-is-hard.jpg" width="460" height="300"/></p> <h3><a href="https://www.firsttimersonly.com/">First Timers Only</a></h3> <p>This wonderful website is a MUST for anyone and everyone looking to contribute to opensource for the first time. It includes links to a <a href="https://github.com/Roshanjossey/first-contributions">hands on tutorials for first time GitHub contributors</a>, resources and even emphasizes the importance of the contributors Code of Conduct to ensure a pleasant collaborative environment for all.</p> <h3><a href="https://up-for-grabs.net/#/tags/beginner%2Cbeginner-friendly">Up For Grabs</a></h3> <p>A similar initiative to First Timers Only that encourages projects to get newbies contributing. To get the projects tagged for beginners, simply use those tags in the search.</p> <h3><a href="https://libraries.io/explore/first-pull-request">Libraries.io - First Pull Request</a></h3> <p>Libraries.io is a great tool for exploring available projects looking for help. For beginners, there’s plenty to choose from under the “first-pull-request” tag. Be sure to narrow your search to get a more customized selection suited for your skills.</p> <p><img src="https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/41740049.jpg" width="397" height="302"/></p> <h2>Help Wanted - Go Where You Are Needed</h2> <p>In addition to a multitude of website indexing GitHub issues, experienced contributors can discover cool projects elsewhere as well.</p> <h3><a href="https://dev.to/t/opensource/">Dev.to Forums</a></h3> <p>A great place to talk development, this website offers daily threads for project owners looking for open source contributors for their project. Be sure to check the latest.</p> <h3><a href="https://libraries.io/explore/help-wanted">Libraries.io</a></h3> <p>Previously mentioned, this particularly useful index includes a “help-wanted” feed that’s easy to browse.</p> <h3>Reddit</h3> <p>There are quite a few useful subreddit for open source contributors like <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/coolgithubprojects/">/r/coolgithubprojects/</a>, where you can find plenty of inspiration.</p> <h2>Got Git?</h2> <p>This is a very short list of resources, but that’s what the comment section is for. Share your favorite tools and resources for finding open source projects to contribute to!</p> <p><img src="https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/git.png" width="330" height="478"/></p> <p><em>(Source: </em><a href="https://xkcd.com/1597/"><em>XKCD</em></a><em>, duh)</em></p> <p><br> <em>Thank yous and notes: Endless gratitude to @espoem , who patiently let me bounce ideas off him while planning this post. He’s brilliant. I’ve told him in person and now it’s on the blockchain too.</em><br> <em>My apologies to my followers. No, I am not dead or sick, just working hard typing content for Utopian instead so my personal blog suffers terribly. I beg your forgiveness.</em><br> </p> </html>
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