The latest articles on DEV Community by riyap03 (@riyap03). https://dev.to/riyap03 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%2F3402881%2F16094a33-cfee-403f-8cd4-97e3c7321937.png https://dev.to/riyap03 en riyap03 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:19:39 +0000 https://dev.to/riyap03/my-first-open-source-contribution-and-it-wasnt-scary-2dmf https://dev.to/riyap03/my-first-open-source-contribution-and-it-wasnt-scary-2dmf <p>Hey DEV fam! I'm Riya — a CSE student from India who loves writing code (and a little poetry too 💌).<br> This month, I made my first open source PR to Fastify — and it actually got reviewed 😭💖.</p> <p>💻 What I Did:<br> Tackled a beginner-friendly issue around ESLint rules.</p> <p>Learned about proper commit messages, branch naming, and contributing guidelines.</p> <p>Understood how real-world codebases are structured (spoiler: huge but fun).</p> <p>🌱 What I Learned:<br> Open source folks are super welcoming.</p> <p>Even "small" changes matter.</p> <p>It’s okay to ask for help and make mistakes.</p> <p>💬 What’s Next?<br> I'm planning to contribute every month and prep for GSoC 2026 — manifesting it ✨<br> Also building a cool tool called SkillSnap (a dev portfolio + roadmap builder) — more on that soon!</p> <p>Would love to connect with others starting their OSS journey — let’s grow together 🚀</p> opensource fastify webdev womenintech