The latest articles on DEV Community by Alisha Parveen (@alisha786). https://dev.to/alisha786 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1202347%2Ff7c34a3d-5af5-4a7e-ab41-695730e60b6b.png https://dev.to/alisha786 en Alisha Parveen Sun, 05 Nov 2023 12:14:50 +0000 https://dev.to/alisha786/first-open-source-contribution-3ji9 https://dev.to/alisha786/first-open-source-contribution-3ji9 <p>Hacktoberfest 2023 was a game-changer for me! I conquered my initial fears of contributing to open-source projects and successfully completed four pull requests. It's incredible how far I've come as a developer. While I wish I'd found progressively challenging issues, this only fuels my determination to enhance my skills further. My open-source journey continues, and I can't wait for Hacktoberfest 24!🚀👩‍💻 #Hacktoberfest #OpenSource #DeveloperJourney</p> <h2> Result </h2> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--9pGEp1Vk--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/vx6dxifc2dkl7px29rm8.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--9pGEp1Vk--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/vx6dxifc2dkl7px29rm8.png" alt="First-time participation in Hactoberfest" width="800" height="408"></a></p> hactoberfest hacktoberfest23 opensource beginners