The latest articles on DEV Community by Daniel Rodriguez del Villar Trimarchi (@danielrvt). https://dev.to/danielrvt 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%2F122910%2F483758f0-86d3-4033-aaa8-8f00843d17a1.jpeg https://dev.to/danielrvt en Daniel Rodriguez del Villar Trimarchi Sun, 06 Jan 2019 02:15:16 +0000 https://dev.to/danielrvt/how-to-start-contributing-to-an-open-source-project-3n3k https://dev.to/danielrvt/how-to-start-contributing-to-an-open-source-project-3n3k <h1> How to start contributing to an Open Source project? </h1> <p>I've been giving this a lot of thought and, I've come to the conclusion that, just like getting married or having a child, there's no "perfect" time to start contributing to an Open Source project.</p> <p>The fact is, that I have to make the time.</p> <h1> I'm Ready to Go Get Some </h1> <p>So, I'm willing to start setting some time apart for this. But I still have a lot of questions:</p> <ul> <li>How do I choose the right project to start with?</li> <li>What if I'm not up to the challenge?</li> <li>What happens if I take too long solving an issue or something?</li> <li>What would a good roadmap to start contributing to an Open Source project be? </li> </ul> <p>By roadmap I mean:</p> <ol> <li>Should I start with my own project? </li> <li>Should I start with a popular project? </li> <li>Should I start getting involved in Github community discussions only?</li> </ol> <p>How did you start contributing? I'd really love to know how you got started ;)</p> discuss opensource career beginners