The latest articles on DEV Community by Shivam Rai (@shivam0001). https://dev.to/shivam0001 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4136314%2Fa1db39b6-d80b-4836-b719-79d5576e67c0.jpg https://dev.to/shivam0001 en Shivam Rai Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:55:13 +0000 https://dev.to/shivam0001/starting-my-open-source-journey-with-hacktoberfest-2026-1dnn https://dev.to/shivam0001/starting-my-open-source-journey-with-hacktoberfest-2026-1dnn <h1> Hey DEV! 👋 </h1> <p>I'm Shivam, a Computer Science student at Lovely Professional University, India.</p> <p>I enjoy building full-stack and AI-powered applications using technologies like Python, C++, React, FastAPI, and NLP.</p> <p>I've recently joined Hacktoberfest 2026, and I'm excited to use this month to get more involved with open source, learn from other developers, and contribute to projects that I actually find interesting.</p> <p>I'm especially interested in:</p> <ul> <li>Open source development</li> <li>AI/ML and NLP</li> <li>Full-stack development</li> <li>Developer tools</li> <li>Learning through real projects</li> </ul> <p>This is my first step into the DEV community, so I'm looking forward to meeting other developers, sharing what I build, and learning from everyone's experiences.</p> <p>Let's see what I can build this month. 🚀</p> <h1> Hacktoberfest #OpenSource </h1> hacktoberfest opensource beginners webdev