The latest articles on DEV Community by Udokaku Ugochukwu (@dokakodes). https://dev.to/dokakodes 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%2F369941%2F5a4605aa-1568-40a1-a637-d8316cd4dd8f.jpeg https://dev.to/dokakodes en Udokaku Ugochukwu Sat, 17 Oct 2020 10:50:05 +0000 https://dev.to/dokakodes/hacktoberfest-ride-1jc1 https://dev.to/dokakodes/hacktoberfest-ride-1jc1 <h2> How I started </h2> <p>I first heard of hacktoberfest from a friend who participated Last year, and just getting started in open source less than a month, I decided to participate in this year's exercise.</p> <h3> What I gained from participating. </h3> <p>Getting started with Open source, I found it difficult identifying projects to make contribute. When this year Hacktoberfest began, I followed the laid out guidelines and joined their <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--eyM_93AZ--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://discord.gg/hacktoberfest" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--eyM_93AZ--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://discord.gg/hacktoberfest" alt="discord server" width="" height=""></a>,where project owners, gave details of the projects. This helped me identify projects to make contributions to.<br> Hacktoberfest helped me identify projects to exercise my knowledge and skillset. I have gained more confidence and understanding in open source contribution from Hacktoberfest. I would continue contributing to Open source this was super exciting and rewarding time. <br> I also learnt how to communicate efficiently with maintainers,and write good documentation.</p> <h3> My advice to participants </h3> <ul> <li>Don't see this as an avenue to getting Tee, forget the noise, learn through the process of contributing to Open Source. Hacktoberfest gives you a soft-landing into Open Source.</li> <li>Be consistent and ask questions where necessary.</li> </ul> hacktoberfest Udokaku Ugochukwu Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:13:24 +0000 https://dev.to/dokakodes/vrede-3jbe https://dev.to/dokakodes/vrede-3jbe <p>Hey! I am a student developer and am glad to be here</p>