Follow Friday: Preptember Edition (30 September 2022)

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Ahhh, Preptember! The month (or...week 😅) of preparation before the fun and chaos of Hacktoberfest begins. Whether you're a maintainer or a contributor, it's always a good idea to get organized before diving into this annual open source celebration.

This week's topic encompasses multiple writing topics:

• Preptember
• Hacktoberfest
• Staying organized as an open source maintainer
• Staying organized as an open source contributor
• Tidying up your Github profile

So! Devs! Who are your favorite authors writing on any of the above topics?

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Join in on the #FollowFriday fun by @mentioning your favorite author to follow on the many topics of Preptember (and letting us know why you love their posts!) ⤵️

Comments

[Erin Bensinger]

Gotta shout out @nickytonline for this rad Preptember post for this year's Hacktoberfest:

Hacktoberfest 2022: Preptember!

Nick Taylor ・ Sep 25 ・ 2 min read

#hacktoberfest #opensource #beginners

And here's a great one for newer maintainers (written in 2020) from @the_startup_cto:

Preparing your repositories for Hacktoberfest

Daniel Bartholomae ・ Sep 26 '20 ・ 4 min read

#hacktoberfest

[Nick Taylor]

[Michael Tharrington]

I'd like to give it up for @stephsema who has written some really awesome posts that I think are applicable here:

How can you be an effective Open Source Maintainer?

Steph ・ May 12 ・ 4 min read

What do Open Source Maintainers want you to know about contributing to Open Source projects?

Steph ・ May 25 ・ 6 min read

#opensource

15 Steps to using Open Source to Advance your Career as an Early Tenure Developer

Steph ・ Jun 7 ・ 2 min read

[Chris Jarvis]

Virtual Coffee had a series of Preptember post last year. A good read to get you excited and ready.

Preptember: Getting ready for Hacktoberfest

BekahHW for Virtual Coffee ・ Sep 7 '21 ・ 3 min read

#codenewbie #community #hacktoberfest #opensource

[Nick Taylor]