The latest articles on DEV Community by MidouWebDev (@midouwebdev). https://dev.to/midouwebdev 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%2F670077%2F8b7e4743-d32e-40e8-a885-0ecc2ed7ddae.png https://dev.to/midouwebdev en MidouWebDev Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:05:08 +0000 https://dev.to/midouwebdev/how-to-complete-the-hacktoberfest-challenge-o1d https://dev.to/midouwebdev/how-to-complete-the-hacktoberfest-challenge-o1d <h2> Signing up to the Hacktoberfest challenge : </h2> <ul> <li>Go to the <a href="https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hacktoberfest website</a> </li> <li>Click on Start Hacking <img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F5gcb9588l65rlcs4r4fd.PNG" alt="Sign up"> </li> <li>Sign up with GitHub or GitLab</li> <li> <p>Now,</p> <ul> <li>if you maintain an open-source project (you own it), click on <strong>maintainer</strong> </li> <li>if you want to contribute to open-source projects, click on <strong>contributor</strong> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>You are going to be redirected to your profile page where you can see :</p> <ul> <li>First : <img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkpxuxb78cue1nwt3n4mg.PNG" alt="profile page : goal"> Your goal is to make 4 PRs, so you can see 4 svg there.</li> <li>Then : <img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ftzy1at3v73qwlo9z85kw.PNG" alt="stats"> You can see here the avatar, and your PRs stats. <em>For me, i submitted one PR that's why you can see 1 PR in progress.</em> </li> <li>Then, you can see your contributions : <img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F8avthoomwntkd4hzdo1y.PNG" alt="contributions"> Here, once you submit a PR you can see it.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>If</strong> your PR is merged, you will see the "Matures in 14 days".</p> <p><strong>If</strong> not, you will see the error message.</p> <h2> Contributing : Tips </h2> <ul> <li><p>You should contribute to a Hacktoberfest labelled repo, it means that you should see in the About Section of the GitHub Repo : The Hacktoberfest Label like in :<br> <a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F0emvnzggzjwwgi4f6nhe.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F0emvnzggzjwwgi4f6nhe.PNG" alt="Hacktoberfest Label"></a></p></li> <li><p>You search for a issue labelled hacktoberfest, you can find all the github issues for the hacktoberfest 2021 <a href="https://goodfirstissues.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> </p></li> <li><p>Choose the issue you want to fix and ask to be assigned</p></li> <li><p>Fix the issue and create your PR</p></li> <li><p>Wait for merge and ask the maintainer to give your PR the hacktoberfest-accepted label</p></li> <li><p>Now, you can go back to your <a href="https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/profile" rel="noopener noreferrer">hacktoberfest profile</a>, and you will see your first contribution !</p></li> <li><p>You can make more than 4 PRs, but the main goal is 4.</p></li> </ul> <h2> What's next ? </h2> <p>Try to complete the challenge and wait for the third part, ask me questions i will cover in the next post </p> <h3> Until the release of the third post of this serie, you can follow me on <a href="https://github.com/MidouWebDev" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a> or check my profile to discover some open source projects i contributed to </h3> <p>See you ! 👋</p> <p>Good Luck !</p> hacktoberfest github opensource MidouWebDev Fri, 01 Oct 2021 19:45:13 +0000 https://dev.to/midouwebdev/what-is-hacktoberfest-in4 https://dev.to/midouwebdev/what-is-hacktoberfest-in4 <h2> Hacktoberfest : A special event for developers. </h2> <p>Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration starting from the October 1 to the October 31.<br> This event comes to encourages participation in giving back to the open source community by completing pull requests, participating in events, and donating to open source projects.</p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F4ufpccojszrtvzepj519.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F4ufpccojszrtvzepj519.png" alt="Hacktoberfest Logo"></a></p> <h2> Hacktoberfest 2021 </h2> <p>Hosted by DigitalOcean for the 8th year in a row, Hacktoberfest comes this year again to encourage the open source software.<br> By creating 4 rich PRs in a Hacktoberfest Github/Gitlab Repo, you can complete the challenge and earn a limited edition T-shirt.</p> <h2> What to do ? </h2> <p>Go to <a href="https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Hacktoberfest Website</a> and click on Start Hacking, you are going to sign up using GitHub or Gitlab and then you're going to be redirected to your profile page where you can see your contributions and their state.</p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fha7ixmzoh1tttj8sue33.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fha7ixmzoh1tttj8sue33.PNG" alt="Alt Text"></a></p> <h2> What's next ? </h2> <p>In the second article of this serie, i am going to be covering some tips on How to Create the 4 PRs to complete the 2021 Challenge.<br> Stay Tuned.</p> <h3> Until the release of the second post of this serie, you can follow me on <a href="https://github.com/MidouWebDev" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a> or check my profile to discover some open source projects i contributed to </h3> <p>See you ! 👋</p> hacktoberfest github opensource