The latest articles on DEV Community by Soumyaranjan Sahoo (@soumyaranjan_sahoo_2ef7bf). https://dev.to/soumyaranjan_sahoo_2ef7bf 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%2F4162889%2Fef2e0b3b-aec1-4bf8-96a4-5084369a7b0e.jpg https://dev.to/soumyaranjan_sahoo_2ef7bf en Soumyaranjan Sahoo Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:25:17 +0000 https://dev.to/soumyaranjan_sahoo_2ef7bf/my-first-hacktoberfest-learning-in-public-one-contribution-at-a-time-gk5 https://dev.to/soumyaranjan_sahoo_2ef7bf/my-first-hacktoberfest-learning-in-public-one-contribution-at-a-time-gk5 <p>Hey everyone! I’m excited to take part in Hacktoberfest this year.</p> <p>I’m joining with a simple goal: learn by contributing to open source. Whether it’s improving documentation, fixing a small bug, testing a project, or helping someone in the community, I’m ready to show up consistently and grow along the way.</p> <p>I’ll be sharing my progress, lessons, challenges, and resources throughout the month. If you’re participating too, let’s connect, collaborate, and make open source a little more welcoming together.</p> <p>Here’s to meaningful contributions not just counting pull requests. 🚀</p> <p>What project are you planning to contribute to first?</p> ai webdev programming opensource