BekahHW

Hey! I'm Bekah. I'm a career-changer. Bootcamp grad. Dev. Writer. Keynote Speaker. Mom to 4 kids. Creator, Maintainer, Podcast co-host: VirtualCoffee.io | Developer Experience Lead, @OpenSauced

Ohio Joined on Mar 4, 2020 https://bekahhw.com/

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BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 24

The Need for Recognition in Open Source

#opensource #hacktoberfest #webdev #career

4 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

May 3

How to Contribute to Open Source without Knowing How to Code: A guide with project suggestions

#opensource #webdev #github #codenewbie

4 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Apr 14

How to Create a Good Pull Request Template (and Why You Should Add Gifs)

#opensource #webdev #github

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Mar 23 '21

Lessons I've Learned from 100 Virtual Coffees

#codenewbie #community

3 min read

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Dec 8 '20

I Came into Tech via Trauma

#codenewbie #community #growth

4 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Dec 8

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 63)

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

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BekahHW for OpenSauced

Dec 5

So What Does a Maintainer Do Anyway?

#opensource #beginners #github #codenewbie

5 min read

BekahHW for Virtual Coffee

Dec 1

A Year in Review: Celebrating the Virtual Coffee Community

#community

6 min read

BekahHW for Virtual Coffee

Nov 30

Join Virtual Coffee in the Creative Community Monthly Challenge!

2 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Nov 30

Job Seekers Worksheet: Build Your Resume with Open Source

#opensource #career #jobhunt #codenewbie

3 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Nov 30

What to do when your PR fails

#opensource #codenewbie #webdev

4 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Nov 28

Strategies for Successful Contributor Onboarding

#opensource #onboarding

8 min read

BekahHW

Nov 26

The Evolving Landscape of DevRel: Trends and Predictions for 2023

#devrel #career

15 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Nov 21

So You're Interested in Being an Open Source Maintainer

#opensource #beginners #codenewbie

8 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Nov 16

Our Hacktoberfest Success Story

#opensource #hacktoberfest

4 min read

BekahHW

Nov 17

Hiring, Firing, and Becoming Indispensable

#career

12 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Nov 7

A Complete Guide to Getting Started in Open Source

#opensource #codenewbie #beginners

4 min read

BekahHW for Virtual Coffee

Nov 1

Blogging 2023 Monthly Challenge!

#codenewbie #writing #learning #community

3 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Nov 1

How to Get Your Pull Request Reviewed

#opensource #github #codenewbie

4 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 18

Open Source ABCs: Zsh

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 17

Setting Up Your First GitHub Action

#opensource #github #beginners

5 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 16

Open Source ABCs: YAML & YML

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 12

Open Source ABCs: Xenial Xerus

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 11

OpenSauced is Now Live on Product Hunt: A New Era for Contributors and Maintainers! 🚀

#opensource

2 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 10

The Lonely Journey of Open-Source Maintainers: A Call for Connection and Recognition

#opensource #github #maintainers #career

5 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 9

Open Source ABCs: Workflow

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 6

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 62)

#discuss #opensource #hacktoberfest23 #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 4

Open Source ABCs: Version Control

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 3

How to be a Top Contributor this Hacktoberfest

#hacktoberfest #opensource #career #hacktoberfest23

3 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Oct 2

Open Source ABCs: Upstream

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 29

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 61)

#discuss #opensource #contributorswanted #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 27

Open Source ABCs: Transparency

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 26

Hacktoberfest 2023: Beyond Green Squares

#hacktoberfest #github #opensource #hacktoberfest23

6 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 25

Open Source ABCs: Stack Overflow

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 22

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 60)

#discuss #opensource #contributorswanted #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW

Sep 20

What repos would you recommend to new contributors for Hacktoberfest?

#discuss #hacktoberfest #opensource #hacktoberfest23

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 20

Open Source ABCs: Repository

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 19

The Role of Documentation in Open Source Success

#opensource #documentation #technicalwriting

3 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 18

Open Source ABCs: Quality Assurance

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 15

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 59)

#discuss #opensource #contributorswanted #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 13

Open Source ABCs: Pull Request

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

2 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 12

Navigating Spammy and Low-Quality PRs: A Guide for Maintainers

#opensource #100daysofoss #github

4 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 11

Open Source ABCs: open data

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW

Sep 11

What are your favorite GitHub Tips and Tricks?

#discuss #github

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 8

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 58)

#discuss #opensource #contributorswanted #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 6

Open Source ABCs: Network

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for Virtual Coffee

Sep 5

Join Virtual Coffee in the Preptember 2023 Monthly Challenge!

#opensource #hacktoberfest #beginners

2 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 5

How to Participate in Hacktoberfest

#opensource #hacktoberfest #beginners

5 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 4

Open Source ABCs: Meritocracy

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Sep 1

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 57)

#discuss #opensource #contributorswanted #codenewbie

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 30

Open Source ABCs: License

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 28

Open Source ABCs: Kernel

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 25

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 56)

#discuss #opensource #contributorswanted #codenewbie

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 23

Open Source ABCs: JavaScript

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 22

Navigating Open Source: My Journey to Contributing and Getting My First freeCodeCamp PR Accepted

#opensource #github #codenewbie #typescript

6 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 21

Open Source ABCs: Issues

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 18

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 55)

#discuss #opensource #contributorswanted #codenewbie

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 17

Open Source ABCs: Hacking

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 15

Open Source ABCs: Git

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 14

What Does an Open Source Triage Team Do?

#opensource #beginners #codenewbie #github

4 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 11

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 54)

#discuss #opensource #contributorswanted #codenewbie

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 10

Open Source ABCs: Fork

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 8

Open Source ABCs: Evolution

#discuss #opensource #100daysofoss

1 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 7

You Don’t Need a Mentor: Embracing the Power of Community

#codenewbie #beginners #career #community

5 min read

BekahHW for OpenSauced

Aug 4

Who's looking for open source contributors? (week 53)

#discuss #opensource #contributorswanted #codenewbie

1 min read

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