The latest articles on DEV Community by Stephen Ditta (@stephenditta). https://dev.to/stephenditta 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%2F1156105%2F6929ba89-0f2b-48b1-ab05-62135b364560.jpeg https://dev.to/stephenditta en Stephen Ditta Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:26:06 +0000 https://dev.to/stephenditta/the-start-to-exploring-the-world-of-open-source-19af https://dev.to/stephenditta/the-start-to-exploring-the-world-of-open-source-19af <p>Hi, my name is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-ditta/">Stephen Ditta</a>, I am a 4th-year Software Developer at Seneca Polytechnic. I have a passion for both front-end and back-end development and aspire to establish my career in the field of full-stack development. In my spare time I find joy in two activities: fishing and painting. When not occupied by other responsibilities, you can find me casting away for the perfect catch. Additionally, if not fishing, I immerse myself in art, painting away at canvases and even miniatures.</p> <p>I enrolled in the open source course to get a deeper understanding of collaborative software development as well as contribute to projects. While progressing through the course and expanding my knowledge, I predict valuable learning experiences through active engagement with a diverse global community. What attracted me to open source was working and collaborating with other developers on projects we are all passionate about. I enjoy the sense of empowerment and the ability to contribute to a global community of creators. It's a place where knowledge is freely shared, and everyone can collectively work together to build the future of technology.</p> <p>In this term, my primary objective is to advance my software development skills by building upon my existing knowledge. I am hoping to contribute to open source code editors like Microsoft’s VS code or Notepad ++ and embark on development of extensions for these editors. My aim is to engage with the community, gain valuable insights, and make contributions I am truly proud of.</p> <p>The GitHub trending repository I researched is known as <a href="https://github.com/meteor/meteor">Meteor</a>. It is an ultra-simple environment for building modern web applications. Meteor uses data on the wire, where the server sends the data (not HTML), and the client renders it. I decided to pick Meteor as it is a full-stack JavaScript platform for developing modern web and mobile applications.</p> <p><strong>Meteor provides:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Modern JavaScript to create applications.</li> <li>Integration with technology such as frameworks that you already use, to reduce configuring disparate components yourself. Some integrated frameworks are: <ul> <li>React</li> <li>Blaze</li> <li>Vue</li> <li>Svelte</li> </ul> </li> <li>Flexible code for building apps for any device – web, IOS, Android, and desktop.</li> </ul> beginners javascript meteor programming