The latest articles on DEV Community by Roshan Jossey (@sudo_bangbang). https://dev.to/sudo_bangbang 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%2F47992%2Fbc385d2a-3460-47a8-a367-c97a397bba59.png https://dev.to/sudo_bangbang en Roshan Jossey Thu, 09 Aug 2018 07:06:58 +0000 https://dev.to/sudo_bangbang/what-are-some-blockers-for-you-on-contributing-to-open-source-projects-5g30 https://dev.to/sudo_bangbang/what-are-some-blockers-for-you-on-contributing-to-open-source-projects-5g30 <p>I’m working on a project to help beginners get started on contributing open source projects.<br> It’s called First Contributions</p> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.to%2Fassets%2Fgithub-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions" rel="noopener noreferrer"> firstcontributions </a> / <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributions" rel="noopener noreferrer"> first-contributions </a> </h2> <h3> 🚀✨ Help beginners to contribute to open source projects </h3> </div> <div class="ltag-github-body"> <div id="readme" class="md"> <p><a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/open-source-badges" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b962feebc4de73b033d2fbcb646ff86dfa7a8473e471bf499f0caee3f7eb69b6/68747470733a2f2f6669727374636f6e747269627574696f6e732e6769746875622e696f2f6f70656e2d736f757263652d6261646765732f6261646765732f6f70656e2d736f757263652d76312f6f70656e2d736f757263652e737667" alt="Open Source Love"></a> <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/firstcontributors/shared_invite/zt-1n4y7xnk0-DnLVTaN6U9xLU79H5Hi62w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><img width="150" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5f868ad0835c01ea1d0bda23146043a84154c4f9faa8b52a1b8f9b69073f9cbc/68747470733a2f2f6669727374636f6e747269627574696f6e732e6769746875622e696f2f6173736574732f526561646d652f6a6f696e2d736c61636b2d7465616d2e706e67"></a> <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/28f4d479bf0a9b033b3a3b95ab2adc343da448a025b01aefdc0fbc7f0e169eb8/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667" alt="License: MIT"></a> <a href="https://www.codetriage.com/roshanjossey/first-contributions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/068050bfdf8f28a2d4f777186d3271b82601b6d41358aef92f8fa6578c650231/68747470733a2f2f7777772e636f64657472696167652e636f6d2f726f7368616e6a6f737365792f66697273742d636f6e747269627574696f6e732f6261646765732f75736572732e737667" alt="Open Source Helpers"></a></p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h4 class="heading-element"><em>Read this in <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/Translations.md" rel="noopener noreferrer">other languages</a>.</em></h4> </div> <p><a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.al.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Shqip" alt="Shqip" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/32edccdcd3194eca7ab1b2edd095fe004a0a0e384ab2eed0490bc224a13ff23b/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f616c2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.arm.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Armenian" alt="Armenian" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/93cb96700a6e446ec1f599389fdaf5802184c92bfcff10c542ab62fef7280d00/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f616d2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.uz.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Uzbek" alt="Uzbek language" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/72c8cd89f891e59e86cb876c484a708111401a5a7cac4fd59955944e525a0c35/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f757a2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.aze.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Azərbaycan dili" alt="Azərbaycan dili" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ae55259758e594b5cb38d67c3d3bf41464a75e5d6ca1e23c0a4268030610f12a/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f666c6167732f617a2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.bn.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="বাংলা" alt="বাংলা" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fc0b8dd0a2b26e764277f1cd442b55e454de18b87d42dec67096bd80cbce1b8b/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f62642e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.bg.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Bulgarian" alt="Bulgarian" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/218fc8db4fbbbd804ba7ea9e03bd227dd190da3e7bab47a364f8290e34cf03a2/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f62672e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.pt_br.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Português (Brasil)" alt="Português (Brasil)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3521d43ba81318d2f5105a39c1e012d3eb8c58bad09c58b83b66e12b346ff14c/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f62722e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ca.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Català" alt="Català" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8cf3f773afe39b217aac9be69eafd4c67ec2a146a8c14002dde7f9b5d8d63a57/68747470733a2f2f6669727374636f6e747269627574696f6e732e6769746875622e696f2f6173736574732f526561646d652f636174616c616e312e706e67" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.zh-cn.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="中文 (Simplified)" alt="中文 (Simplified)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b1386ef74c127326bb5c8949e78f5df7025c71612e678eaff8f226cbc1dd478c/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f636e2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.cs.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Czech" alt="Czech" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/40c0c8183f43c813cb2747025498ebf4f1ebe5b480b81c187dca79ca939dadfd/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f637a2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.de.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Deutsch" alt="Deutsch" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b52e092ce7c84e0b89d42346c63c0b9159c5874e902d75e4fb137ff7b788ff2d/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f64652e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.da.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Dansk" alt="Dansk" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/110a2a2573d98d2ba5ed15ce40774bc419b84c42dfb4a2ab0f386dc5cee7e741/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f646b2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.eg.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="العربية" alt="العربية" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ed56d65c0574a1a14eeb59bd8b562e16dc6bee0c1d39e3a6780b53e4ddae4d65/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f65672e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.dz.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Dezéiriya" alt="Dezéiriya" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ec77de33b2cca923d44c2ad66b1d54bf7328b679a664af4a1dbe37e67fa63487/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f647a2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.es.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Española" alt="Española" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3c5c1fb062d392acfd76ba0e19abb1e4aa603fb58cc0d92a4ef2a479e5570815/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f65732e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.fr.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Française" alt="Française" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c16bd705cdf3f8d898f519fc673b243434ae7540b9609a235ae84aa4f251fe07/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f66722e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ga.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Gaeilge" alt="Gaeilge" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4c65ddd5a2284a5d4c4ea2f9470ca10d80396089d8e54c1155bdda98cd6ac746/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f69652e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.gl.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Galego" alt="Galego" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6190c49e1cbca9f66e5378a45e1422a62ce09e55a81de49e92f0d326222d80cc/68747470733a2f2f75706c6f61642e77696b696d656469612e6f72672f77696b6970656469612f636f6d6d6f6e732f7468756d622f362f36342f466c61675f6f665f47616c696369612e7376672f3132303070782d466c61675f6f665f47616c696369612e7376672e706e67" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.gr.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Ελληνικά" alt="Ελληνικά" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a1c8029e35571dc46cef1be3fc8c7655dd50475b85c279e0273f47cc926c3eb5/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f67722e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ge.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="ქართული" alt="ქართული" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/07cdc65fd0f57a01935cc0a53f5be3b945f5a64771e78ef01cfb00971fd273ae/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f67652e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.hu.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Magyar" alt="Magyar" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6b708d553975fbf4b760078e709ac47cf03666b9bfe043fbf83feb2107f969bd/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f68752e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.id.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Bahasa Indonesia" alt="Bahasa Indonesia" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/53e9476708b6ca65ae1003449bf1b0cce3ec0a8cf5559f202154b9839fb03cdf/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f69642e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.hb.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="עִברִית" alt="עִברִית" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/427d5d7ec22cea26aab8c669120fb3ec1452cf289ce75cced8b6d35cbe5e147e/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f696c2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/Translations.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="हिंदी/ગુજરાતી/मराठी/മലയാളം/ಕನ್ನಡ/తెలుగు/छत्तीसगढ़ी/বাংলা/தமிழ்" alt="हिंदी/ગુજરાતી/मराठी/മലയാളം/ಕನ್ನಡ/తెలుగు/छत्तीसगढ़ी/বাংলা/தமிழ்" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0120deeb88c3046826759927e18dc56a64cf331dcf1c8785e11caf6f41ce63db/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f696e2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ta.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="தமிழ்" alt="தமிழ்" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fee5741232e5b3a74e031e0e03530c5a861a4dcf7758462a8daabf1a626009dc/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6c6b2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.fa.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="فارسی" alt="فارسی" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fb6b306eaaa7f12859853ae1c926a0a8b2ed7b42cf1d7f089614f89d57489374/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f69722e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.pus.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="پښتو" alt="پښتو" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f1bc252ee1a2cd02be9c6c506e071ecfba4dbde23e3d3a931ff98a4851d48fde/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f61662e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.it.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Italiano" alt="Italiano" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f5941e3ff5c3180a0805cbd94015ee78f884addd23e8ac0a028f92e95067c594/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f69742e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ja.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="日本語" alt="日本語" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/39bd941fb57235ccb3efadba632a3a736cac777abb3da2cadfffb1147f04dcba/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6a702e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.si.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="සිංහල" alt="සිංහල" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fee5741232e5b3a74e031e0e03530c5a861a4dcf7758462a8daabf1a626009dc/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6c6b2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.kws.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Kiswahili (Kenya)" alt="Kiswahili (Kenya)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5e5320dffc0bd6a553611ff9a86494056c0d084810c31830e23931c78dc625bf/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6b652e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ko.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="한국어" alt="한국어" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f9e988080a862d1ab924e3d5c5f16d3d87994d9626759d35c5abaa3108c23db4/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6b722e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.lt.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Lietuvių kalba" alt="Lietuvių kalba" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b781ba5a2f87f9e6bec0a3973fbfd62e01b40484360a50c95d413a114abe4d92/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6c742e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ro.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Limba Română" alt="Limba Română" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8798e87f9aa08215b9a448e83a7b64d31a09ee90d853df54f4f0b996cdc38b1c/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6d642e737667" width="22"> <img title="Limba Română" alt="Limba Română" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a300fb93d96bf149e5df0ed9af63cbbe3910aaa52b02dacab043455f4226696d/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f726f2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.mm_unicode.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="မြန်မာ" alt="မြန်မာ" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/42df209120a4ff25765e31c6a3c5db210497fd92813741c85db0b8b04a2af8bc/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6d6d2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.mk.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Македонски" alt="Македонски" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/40b9ad9fb807d0e9c1c3841e3cf57cfdb02068e954a47257646710ad616e404b/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6d6b2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.mx.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Español de México" alt="Español de México" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/579e0e826fb62ccc22148556ffd56ca2edff134a3969933deb9a24b85c2214ca/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6d782e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.my.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Bahasa Melayu / بهاس ملايو‎ / Malay" alt="Bahasa Melayu / بهاس ملايو‎ / Malay" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/177ecce52c87a4d3108c23b546b3cc49879e3c0f893a75e6a7d7a0883d8fc36d/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6d792e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.nl.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Dutch" alt="Dutch" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2fc3c5f38172a038026362cfae30e4c732b159f0d46673c2bfdf7ad4370eb977/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6e6c2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.no.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Norsk" alt="Norsk" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e9d6005f24bed82eb1817da059d1ad681871dc9f02d245fe28e41ebb0b9bba16/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6e6f2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.np.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="नेपाली" alt="नेपाली" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4bb207681ad3c9be923b798109830de7cc4079cc5321260ce385e572d9e969f5/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6e702e737667" width="15"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.tl.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Wikang Filipino" alt="Wikang Filipino" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3f5138040766aafe6b71c778105b79c402c51f19d715ae9c3073748328c7f636/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f70682e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.en-pirate.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="English (Pirate)" alt="English (Pirate)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9a6394aba8871f180ec903f7d463d3acd77f728f8b9cf3c9a12bbdee79dba91c/68747470733a2f2f6669727374636f6e747269627574696f6e732e6769746875622e696f2f6173736574732f526561646d652f7069726174652e706e67" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ur.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="اُاردو" alt="اردو" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/75a32a99bb1ffe564bfccb3448aa20142fae33dc8f33b6aa5c84af46d3fce22a/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f706b2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.pl.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Polski" alt="Polski" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/edc7c1a31efe2ce45e3cd2b119bf993946e3491acd3f5227badf8869715ec9e6/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f706c2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.pt-pt.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Português (Portugal)" alt="Português (Portugal)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/db823e52151838b1289203c6d0bc958389c435781988dc893a26a90f0e1543a8/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f70742e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ru.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Русский язык" alt="Русский язык" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ba9e5d9ab975c448efadab4140423d72645cce7db0b0dd2d8b8f839b81657ecd/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f72752e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ar.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="عربى" alt="عربى" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/94816660d77871283975e02db982585b1b954bf8c41a5355678e5abc527451b3/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f73612e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.se.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Svenska" alt="Svenska" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/921b088aca209d887ac84a10309a986df2c0e68cc6ffec523ceca84773e9b52c/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f73652e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.slk.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Slovenčina" alt="Slovenčina" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/01ab34c87e92e2e4fccb085d05042482918c1971eb57e922242c0ae0920c0137/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f736b2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.sl.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Slovenščina" alt="Slovenščina" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7573c520c8943d0780aed088f2152f9cd040ec193a3d982c6cd8dfe9817d9360/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f73692e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.th.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="ภาษาไทย" alt="ภาษาไทย" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8a8643cd89250ee705851c6b649fa2c14b09cd244e10aa0571d048ad6c56356d/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f74682e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.tr.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Türkçe" alt="Türkçe" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f57e9f1435199f5911331983009f837caf0aa2393a85db13f4a747ac0a52ebe8/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f74722e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.zh-tw.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="中文(Traditional)" alt="中文(Traditional)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/eca9889ba230d70b3f2c5db31cc2a63cba98d0de07598c67d7e2641548225944/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f74772e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ua.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Українська" alt="Українська" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9a3e0c50882cf0acda7752154b30251abb83d09abfe5851834f9b9f5def1b124/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f75612e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.vn.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Tiếng Việt" alt="Tiếng Việt" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/45b4ff01cac5521a6a17919fccf55490a8735eeea5b5f0d1af2f79dbcf777353/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f766e2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.sw.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Tanzania" alt="Swahili language" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4b61bd3ae7795b675b3107e969d55d2b5af6f9404fc67e28216e92ff29462b02/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f747a2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.zul.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Zulu (South Africa)" alt="Zulu (South Africa)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/51849ffd5dfc61175b9cfcbea7506ec2cd99adf18b891c8fbe6febadfd6fbf3d/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f7a612e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.afk.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Afrikaans (South Africa)" alt="Afrikaans (South Africa)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/51849ffd5dfc61175b9cfcbea7506ec2cd99adf18b891c8fbe6febadfd6fbf3d/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f7a612e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.igb.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Igbo (Nigeria)" alt="Igbo (Nigeria)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bf307274539c29b5ae18ed5bb28fd36a33b4b3ebf5e9afe196dda466db93070f/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6e672e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.yor.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Yoruba (Nigeria)" alt="Yoruba (Nigeria)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bf307274539c29b5ae18ed5bb28fd36a33b4b3ebf5e9afe196dda466db93070f/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6e672e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.hau.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Hausa (Nigeria)" alt="Hausa (Nigeria)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bf307274539c29b5ae18ed5bb28fd36a33b4b3ebf5e9afe196dda466db93070f/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6e672e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.lv.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Latvia" alt="Latvia" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f4b00a4b4855e84385188eb4db6b9fdcab122a7d541c5a10c163165cc2f7f66d/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6c762e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.fi.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Suomeksi" alt="Suomeksi" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/074d912bed255eb9308f1d593f000c6528fad25442e649540270412ce528a74a/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f66692e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.by.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Беларуская мова" alt="Беларуская мова" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/623a6297b426633d6a00a75cf7cb697b179c746128fb0041c49e7fc20ce46114/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f62792e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.sr.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Српски" alt="Српски" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0670cc4b7f3bf4191646172c7bec4bd3b661799e1cdb9a8764bacb5c095098f1/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f72732e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.kz.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Қазақша" alt="Қазақша" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/89b9b956abf07189522651700095a0ef1023e8ddd20db4f9daa98416d8e75936/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f6b7a2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.bih.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Bosanski" alt="Bosanski" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bd5aadb7a9b678578ac9f0d10abfecedbb5269c10851441f6e18325d921077a6/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f62612e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.bih.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Bosanski" alt="Bosanski" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fbb3c7c95aa2daf1ba85187bf3e6fd45a0ede5ceca7834e64667f7e92ab41bc6/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f65742e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.hr.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Hrvatski" alt="Hrvatski" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c4713c45e64efa4e2126570e7f99b732074d059df11514e84f7d322373f08b75/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f68722e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ps.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="پښتو" alt="پښتو" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f1bc252ee1a2cd02be9c6c506e071ecfba4dbde23e3d3a931ff98a4851d48fde/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f61662e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.so.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Af-soomaali" alt="Somalia" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/176e0c80bc6f5b532098f5ec0cb102b08d5b4066181152322ee5f994c624c37d/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f736f2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ec.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Español de Ecuador" alt="Ecuador" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f6af8b05f3bf21889fed3c1480080592eec2b9597cb154f87c875dfad8e4625e/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f65632e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.tm.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Turkmen" alt="Turkmen language" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d89aeec4ab838c2641e8ece82ca352d73fb593fb844ee8631e741dc007584c2d/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f746d2e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.ewe.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="Ewe (TOGO)" alt="Ewe (TOGO)" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/22f1274d096150ad57b42d0d20cc68042a439f0bbd782016347a9fd5cae416df/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f74672e737667" width="22"></a> <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributionstranslations/README.et.md" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img title="አማርኛ" alt="አማርኛ" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fbb3c7c95aa2daf1ba85187bf3e6fd45a0ede5ceca7834e64667f7e92ab41bc6/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e737461746963616c6c792e696f2f67682f686a6e696c73736f6e2f636f756e7472792d666c6167732f6d61737465722f7376672f65742e737667" width="22"></a></p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">First Contributions</h1> </div> <p>This project aims to simplify and guide the way beginners make their first contribution. If you are looking to make your first contribution, follow the steps below.</p> <p><em>If you're not comfortable with command line, <a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributions#tutorials-using-other-tools" rel="noopener noreferrer">here are tutorials using GUI tools.</a></em></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8547afafbabd1058a0405c82912dcacde6c336ea3789458f31234ee039c282c9/68747470733a2f2f6669727374636f6e747269627574696f6e732e6769746875622e696f2f6173736574732f526561646d652f666f726b2e706e67"><img width="300" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8547afafbabd1058a0405c82912dcacde6c336ea3789458f31234ee039c282c9/68747470733a2f2f6669727374636f6e747269627574696f6e732e6769746875622e696f2f6173736574732f526561646d652f666f726b2e706e67" alt="fork this repository"></a></p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h4 class="heading-element">If you don't have git on your machine, <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/set-up-git" rel="noopener noreferrer">install it</a>.</h4> </div> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Fork this repository</h2> </div> <p>Fork this repository by clicking on the fork button on the top of this page. This will create a copy of this repository in your account.</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Clone the repository</h2> </div> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3e9cd41ded21918841c80a920f07055592b899c041a27bbe232824678f2207f0/68747470733a2f2f6669727374636f6e747269627574696f6e732e6769746875622e696f2f6173736574732f526561646d652f636c6f6e652e706e67"><img width="300" src="https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3e9cd41ded21918841c80a920f07055592b899c041a27bbe232824678f2207f0/68747470733a2f2f6669727374636f6e747269627574696f6e732e6769746875622e696f2f6173736574732f526561646d652f636c6f6e652e706e67" alt="clone this repository"></a></p> <p>Now clone the forked repository to your machine. Go to your GitHub account, open the forked repository, click on the code button and then click the <em>copy to clipboard</em> icon.</p> <p>Open a terminal and run the following git command:</p> <div class="highlight highlight-source-shell notranslate position-relative overflow-auto js-code-highlight"> <pre>git clone <span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>url you just copied<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span></pre> </div> <p>where "url you just copied" (without the quotation marks) is the url…</p> </div> </div> <div class="gh-btn-container"><a class="gh-btn" href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributions" rel="noopener noreferrer">View on GitHub</a></div> </div> <p>Currently, we have a <a href="https://github.com/Roshanjossey/first-contributions/blob/master/README.md" rel="noopener noreferrer">hands-on tutorial</a> to help beginners make their first contribution by contributing to the same project. Secondly, we have a <a href="https://roshanjossey.github.io/first-contributions/" rel="noopener noreferrer">web app</a> to suggest welcoming open source projects and communities to contribute to. Thirdly, we have a <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/firstcontributors/shared_invite/enQtMzE1MTYwNzI3ODQ0LTZiMDA2OGI2NTYyNjM1MTFiNTc4YTRhZTg4OWZjMzA0ZWZmY2UxYzVkMzI1ZmVmOWI4ODdkZWQwNTM2NDVmNjY" rel="noopener noreferrer">slack community</a> where anybody can get help or discuss about open source.</p> <p>We wanna evolve this project to addresses various problems faced by the community. We'd love to learn about your journey in open source community, the problems, blockers, pain points you had etc.</p> opensource discuss git beginners