The latest articles on DEV Community by ANEEK DAS (@aneek07). https://dev.to/aneek07 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4161002%2F1bb6765e-f1db-446f-8352-2c1db41e1f4a.jpg https://dev.to/aneek07 en ANEEK DAS Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:31:00 +0000 https://dev.to/aneek07/-starting-my-open-source-journey-49ef https://dev.to/aneek07/-starting-my-open-source-journey-49ef <p>Hey DEV Community! 👋</p> <p>I'm Aneek, a computer science, interested in C++, Python, AI/ML, and backend engineering.</p> <p>I've been contributing to open-source projects, including HPX, and learning how real-world codebases work through debugging, testing, code reviews, and collaboration.</p> <p>This Hacktoberfest, I want to go beyond just making contributions. My goals are to understand projects deeply, write better code, learn from maintainers, and build things that genuinely help the community.</p> <p>I'm especially excited about open-source AI and developer tools.</p> <p>Looking forward to learning from everyone here!</p> <p>What advice would you give someone who wants to become a better open-source contributor?</p> <h1> hacktoberfest #opensource #cpp #python #ai </h1> ai hacktoberfest opensource python