This week, I made my very first contribution to the Symfony Framework — and it got merged! 🎉
The change itself was small: a correction in translations. But the importance for me is huge: it marks the beginning of consistent contributions to the open source ecosystem.
Why does this matter?
Because Symfony is the foundation of much of my professional work.
Because giving back strengthens both the framework and the community.
Because small steps build momentum — no one starts with a huge feature.
If you’re considering contributing to open source but feel overwhelmed: don’t wait. Fixing a typo, clarifying docs, or improving a translation is already valuable.
I’ll continue documenting my journey and sharing tips on how to get involved with Symfony and backend development in general.
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Thank you so much for your contribution. As you said, it doesn't matter how big or small it is ... what matters is getting started. For most of us, our very first contribution to a big repository like Symfony's was fixing a tiny typo. Thanks again!