The latest articles on DEV Community by Sujana Kamasany (@sujanakamasany). https://dev.to/sujanakamasany 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%2F733141%2Fd05e5347-fe33-436c-9852-4db5e11a9981.jpg https://dev.to/sujanakamasany en Sujana Kamasany Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:38:33 +0000 https://dev.to/sujanakamasany/guide-to-start-your-first-contribution-3j65 https://dev.to/sujanakamasany/guide-to-start-your-first-contribution-3j65 <p><strong>Hellooo People 👋</strong></p> <p>Hope you all are all doing good!</p> <p>Have you considered contributing to an open source project but are too confused (or overwhelmed) by the procedure to even attempt it? I've been there as well !</p> <p>This step-by-step guide will walk you through the complete process of making your first contribution.</p> <p>So lets get started !</p> <h2> Firstly why contributing to open source! </h2> <ul> <li><p>It gives you practice with Git and GitHub, which is really necessary</p></li> <li><p>Assists you in learning and exploring more about various projects.</p></li> <li><p>It also builds your resume </p></li> <li><p>And it is fun 😁</p></li> </ul> <h2> Getting started </h2> <ol> <li><p>Firstly you need a GitHub account, you all might have one already so <a href="https://github.com/login">login here</a> or <a href="https://github.com/signup?source=login">Create new account</a></p></li> <li><p>Choose the Project you would like to contribute to. It could be any project of your interested domain, always try to look for <em>good-first-issues</em> as a beginner.</p></li> <li><p>Contributing to open source does not always have to be code; it may also be documentation, such as readme files.</p></li> </ol> <h2> STEPS </h2> <ol> <li><p>Fork your project of choice that you want to contribute</p></li> <li><p>Clone your fork (use github desktop to makes things easier)</p></li> <li><p>Makes changes in the repo </p></li> <li><p>And create a pull request </p></li> </ol> <p>Hurray 🥳 you made your first pull request!</p> <p>Easy Peasy Right!</p> <p>So anyway to make things easier i made a repository named javacodes and only purpose of this is to get started with your first contribution!</p> <p>So FORK this <a href="https://github.com/sujana-kamasany/javacodes">REPO</a> and follow the steps in the readme file and make your first contribution!</p> <p>Check out the other blogs for more information on how to make your first contribution!</p> <h2> And adding some great repos to start your first contribution! </h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributions">First Contribution</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/devncode/first-contributions">DevNodes</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/CuriousGrids/FirstTimers">FirstTimers</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/AselSiriwardena/hacktoberfest-beginner">Hacktoberfest</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/rocktimsaikia/Contribute-101">Contribute</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/Syknapse/Contribute-To-This-Project">Skynaps</a></li> </ul> beginners opensource contribute Sujana Kamasany Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:07:23 +0000 https://dev.to/sujanakamasany/my-first-hacktoberfest-3g9 https://dev.to/sujanakamasany/my-first-hacktoberfest-3g9 <p>I just completed my first <strong><em>Hacktoberfest 2021</em></strong> and it feels amazing! Open Source is a great way of learning and i learnt a lot this month in my little contributions to open source.</p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F64gw5vlo3hs5uzhtseqq.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F64gw5vlo3hs5uzhtseqq.gif" alt="Minion gif"></a></p> <p>This Hacktoberfest 2021, we all made meaningful open-source contributions by improving the code quality of thousands of projects. Not just we learn but earn cute swags to 😉! Isn't amazing!</p> <p>If you are a beginner and want to start with your open source journey! Check this amazing blog by <a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-projects-beginners-guide/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Freecodecamp</a> and start contributing right away!</p> <p>Thank you</p> hacktoberfest hacktoberfest2021 opensource contributor