The latest articles on DEV Community by Sneha Ghosh (@technical_isopod_075). https://dev.to/technical_isopod_075 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%2F2320197%2F24cc18be-f31d-4a6b-a30a-8879ec203fb4.png https://dev.to/technical_isopod_075 en Sneha Ghosh Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:50:36 +0000 https://dev.to/technical_isopod_075/a-retrospective-of-my-hacktoberfest-2024-experience-3947 https://dev.to/technical_isopod_075/a-retrospective-of-my-hacktoberfest-2024-experience-3947 <p><strong>Introduction:</strong></p> <p>Hacktoberfest 2021 ~ Scenarios Of Learning, Challenges And Rewarding Experience This year’s Hacktoberfest brought new learnings, experiences, challenges and things to contemplate! In this article, I will walk you through what I learned, the highlights and some important takeaways from working on open-source projects.</p> <p><strong>Challenges Faced:</strong></p> <p>However one of the first issues I faced was trying to capitalize on any project able where I could apply my skills (HMTL, CSS, Javascript, three.js) could really contribute. Finding projects matching my skills with a learning curve took time.</p> <p><strong>What I Learned:</strong></p> <ol> <li><p><em>Collaborating in a Work Environment:</em> Hacktoberfest<br> motivated me to work in the open-source collaboration. There was so much more to learn between submitting PRs, providing good descriptions, and receiving feedback, which really went into understanding version control/git, documenting, and making sure my code met certain standards after submission.</p></li> <li><p><em>Technical Skill Development:</em> I experienced practice for three. js, and so I challenged myself to understand how HTML, CSS and JavaScript can integrate to complement each other for better frontend contributions.</p></li> <li><p><em>Improved Problem Solving:</em> Each PR had a personality of its own with different problems that resulted in me to think outside the box!</p></li> </ol> <p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p> <p>a. _ Diverse Projects:_ Being involved in projects across different domains and bringing a new dimension to the table.</p> <p>b. _ Meeting With Others:_ The chance to meet other contributors, bounce ideas off one another and collaborate was exciting. There is no community like Hacktoberfest community!</p> <p>I feel accomplished! It was very rewarding and heavy experience which helped me to level up on aspects I did not see coming, with each PR.</p> <p>This is my first time, and I am looking forward to contributing to more open source. This has encouraged me to pursue more difficult projects and grow as a developer! </p> <p>Thanksfor giving this opportunity </p> devchallenge hacktoberfest opensource