The latest articles on DEV Community by Hritik kumar (@hritik6918). https://dev.to/hritik6918 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%2F1054023%2F55c0adc2-ea09-4580-9007-48d6fd4f8d42.jpeg https://dev.to/hritik6918 en Hritik kumar Wed, 25 Oct 2023 06:32:51 +0000 https://dev.to/hritik6918/placeholder-contributor-54of https://dev.to/hritik6918/placeholder-contributor-54of <p>Hi! I'm Hritik Kumar,🚀SDE Intern @DesiQnA | Amazon ML Summer School Scholar👨‍💻 | Social Winter Of Code'23✨ | 4⭐LeetCode | Web Developer . This is my first Hacktoberfest, and I'm excited to be here! I've been contributing to open source projects on GitHub for the past month, and I've learned a lot. </p> <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__cover"> <a href="https://github.com/hritik-6918" class="c-link s:max-w-50 align-middle" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img alt="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--Umzp2jEa--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/83581212%3Fv%3D4%3Fs%3D400" height="460" class="m-0" width="460"> </a> </div> <div class="c-embed__body"> <h2 class="fs-xl lh-tight"> <a href="https://github.com/hritik-6918" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link"> hritik-6918 (Hritik kumar) · GitHub </a> </h2> <p class="truncate-at-3"> An undergraduate engineering guy at Techno main salt lake,kolkata in information technology. - hritik-6918 </p> <div class="color-secondary fs-s flex items-center"> <img alt="favicon" class="c-embed__favicon m-0 mr-2 radius-0" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--GiYjWU4I--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg" width="32" height="32"> github.com </div> </div> </div> <p>One of my biggest accomplishments this month was fixing a bug in a popular Python library. The bug was causing the library to crash when used in a certain way. I was able to track down the problem and fix it, and my pull request was accepted. I was really proud of this accomplishment, and it showed me that I can make a real contribution to open source software.</p> <p>Another highlight of this month was working on a project to improve the documentation for a machine learning library. I added new examples and tutorials, and I also clarified some of the existing documentation. I enjoyed this project because it allowed me to use my skills to help other developers learn about machine learning.</p> <p>Of course, there were also some challenges this month. One of the biggest challenges was learning how to use GitHub effectively. I had never used GitHub before, and it took me some time to learn how to make pull requests and contribute to projects. However, I'm glad I persevered, because using GitHub has opened up a whole new world of open source development opportunities.</p> <p>Another challenge was debugging complex codebases. Sometimes, I would spend hours trying to figure out why a particular test was failing. It was frustrating at times, but I learned a lot about debugging in the process. I also learned the importance of asking for help when I needed it.</p> <p>My skillset has improved significantly since I started contributing to open source projects. I've learned a lot about Python, GitHub, and open source development. I've also learned a lot about machine learning and natural language processing.</p> <p>My learning and career goals have also changed since I started working on open source projects. I'm now more interested in pursuing a career in software engineering or machine learning. I'm also interested in using my skills to help other developers learn and grow.</p> <p>Overall, I'm really glad I participated in Hacktoberfest. It's been a great learning experience, and I've made some valuable contributions to open source software. I'm excited to continue contributing to open source projects in the future, and I hope to inspire others to do the same.<br> <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--6Qad7hvR--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/kvgfg1lu9lzegn25lnmc.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--6Qad7hvR--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/kvgfg1lu9lzegn25lnmc.png" alt="Image description" width="800" height="262"></a></p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--ecWe4uNw--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gtnt4zp2tco49xin4a5z.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--ecWe4uNw--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gtnt4zp2tco49xin4a5z.png" alt="Image description" width="800" height="365"></a></p> hack23contributor hacktoberfest23 webdev opensource