Table Of Contents:
1) What is Opensource ?
2) Why Contribute to Opensource ?
3) Do we need to be a pro coder to start the opensource journey ?
4) How to get started as a opensource contributor ?
Prerequisites:
Basic Knowledge of Git and Github 💻
What is Opensource ❓
- In simple words, we can describe an open source project as source code that is made available to the public to view, use, modify, and distribute under a permissive license.
Why Contribute to Opensource 🤔
- Everytime we contribute to the opensource projects ,We get green square on our profile and these days companies are accepting github profile as their new resume for the selection process.
- It is pivotal to contribute to opensource projects
1) To improve the existing skills.
2) To gain much deeper knowledge about the software you are using.
3)To find the mentor if you need one.
4)To share your skills and even u can get swags too at sometime.
5) It's fun and gives you personal satisfaction and hey, you never know who is watching, maybe it's your next employer or partner 🙂.
Do we need to be a pro coder to be a opensource contributor ?
It's a myth that to be a opensource contributor you should be a procoder.
Even, If u know any programming language like C,C++,Java u can contribute to the abundant repositories present in the github.
As eddie says opensource is more about the collaboration first and code second.
Opensource is not about how much you know, just learn a skill ,start contributing to the projects.
How to get started as a opensource contributor ?
- It's always be a question in mind how to start and where to start..lets look into this
1) Pick up Good first uses..
2) Update the typo mistakes in the README.file
3) Improvise the documentation.
4) Join the coding communities like eddie hub org.
I have started my opensource journey by gaining enough knowledge from Eddiehub
5) Adding a quality single line of code is too counted as a contribution so lets start the opensource contribution journey together🙌
U can refer these websites too First issues Code triage
Protip 💡
Never fear to get failed, keep growing,keep hustling...
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