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Hacktoberfest 2023: Sneak Peek at Badges & What's to Come

This article provides a sneak peek of what's to come as we gear up for Hacktoberfest 2023. Registration opens on September 26th. For the latest and most up-to-date information on DEV's involvement in Hacktoberfest, stay tuned to our Hacktoberfest 2023 updates page.


Welcome to Hacktoberfest 2023! πŸπŸŽƒ

For the sixth consecutive year, we’re thrilled to team up with DigitalOcean to support Hacktoberfest, an event that resonates deeply with our values. At DEV, we strongly believe that diversity of perspectives enriches the open-source community, and we're proud to be part of an initiative that embraces individuals from all walks of life.

This year, we’re rallying all DEV members for an exciting Hacktoberfest adventure! Whether you’re brand new to the community and contributing your first PR, or a seasoned dev who maintains a bustling OSS project, we encourage all to take part. DEV members will have the opportunity to earn a suite of stylish Hacktoberfest badges for your DEV profile.

To begin your journey, create or log into your DEV account and get ready to showcase your skills, connect with a global community, and earn fantastic rewards.


Unlock Your Hacktoberfest Badge Collection

The following Hacktoberfest 2023 DEV badges can be earned by sharing posts on DEV and participating in our community. Article templates will be provided to help you get started. Each badge has its own requirements outlined below:

  1. Pledge Badge: Pledge your commitment to Hacktoberfest by recounting your past Hacktoberfest experiences or sharing your current goals as a developer. Join us in celebrating the launch of Hacktoberfest and kickstart your journey to earning badges right away!
  2. Honored Contributor Badge: Four valid contributions and a related post unlock this badge.
  3. Honored Maintainer Badge: Maintain a repository during Hacktoberfest, write a post, and score a badge.
  4. DEV Contributor Badge: Merge a pull request to DEV's repositories and wear this badge with pride. Note: our team is actively selecting issues tailored for Hacktoberfest participants. We'll have a curated list ready for you in the upcoming week.

To claim and receive your rewards, you’ll need to have a dev.to account. Follow #hacktoberfest23 and keep an eye on our Hacktoberfest 2023 page for updates and more details as they become available. DEV will issue reward codes upon completion of the instructions.


Join Us!

Remember that the actions you take during Hacktoberfest can resonate far beyond October. Each pull request you submit is a step toward building a stronger, more collaborative open-source ecosystem, contributing to its long-term growth and vitality.

Let's make Hacktoberfest 2023 unforgettable!

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Barry Michael Doyle β€’

I've never gotten involved with Hacktoberfest before, but keen to get involved this time around :)

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Renan Ferro β€’

Last year was my first and it's great to participate! If you need help I'm here!

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Lance Munyao β€’

How did you participate and how did you know what to participate in?

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Renan Ferro β€’

I participated by signing up on the Hacktoberfest website! There are all the instructions on the website and closer to the event, the Dev.to team will publish an article with details too, don't worry!

And I looked for repositories, issues that made sense with what I do, which is Frontend. So I looked for things related to this, like updating Documentation, a screen, things like that and everything worked!

I recommend joining the Discord group because people are very helpful and they always share repositories to work on and everything!

I hope I helped a little with your questions, but if you still have anything, feel free to ask!

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Lance Munyao β€’

Thank you Renan, I appreciate it.
I'll let you know If I have more questions.

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BekahHW β€’

I wrote a blog post that might help! I'll have another one up on Tuesday as well. dev.to/opensauced/how-to-participa...

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Barry Michael Doyle β€’

Thanks man!

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Cherlock Code πŸ”Ž β€’

Same here :)

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Jyothikrishna β€’

+1

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Madza β€’

I can already tell this will be exciting! πŸ‘πŸ’―

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Leonardo Montini β€’

Open Source is welcoming contributions and PRs all year long, but Hacktoberfest is a lovely chance to get started!

Happy Hacktoberfest everyone :D

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Kunal Agrawal β€’

I have never participated in Hacktoberfest before, interested and excited about this event πŸ”₯

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Tanushree Aggarwal β€’

Hacktoberfest newbie here! excited πŸ€“

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Deveesh Shetty β€’

Last year i didn't have much idea about open source. But this year I am a lot more excited πŸ₯³

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Shrey Banugaria β€’

This will be my first Hacktoberfest and I am very excited to contribute.

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Renan Ferro β€’

Let's goooo, really looking forward to another year of Hacktoberfest 🀟🀟

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Chris Greening β€’

Awesome awesome awesome!!! This will be my 4th Hacktoberfest, always one of my favorite times of the year 😎 so excited to see everyone's contributions and learnings!!

The project I built for Hacktoberfest 2020 was hugely influential to the start of my career and is still a core piece of my portfolio today, please if anyone has questions on how to get started always feel free to reach out :~)

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Navdeep Mishra β€’

Excited to participate in HactoberFest 2023 πŸ‘

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