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Nabin Bhatt
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HackSquad: Your Open Source Squad For Hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest is the world's largest open source contribution event, and Hacksquad is your chance to level up your open source skills and have fun with other developers. 🧑‍💻

Hacksquad is a community event that runs alongside Hacktoberfest, encouraging people to contribute to open source projects as part of a team.

You can create your own squad or get assigned to a random one. Each squad competes to submit the most approved pull requests (PRs) during the month of October.

🙌 Here are just a few reasons why you should join Hacksquad:

  • Learn from and collaborate with other developers
    Hacksquad squads provide a great way to meet other developers and learn from their experiences. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about open source and are eager to help you succeed.

  • Contribute and make a real impact on open source projects
    Hacksquad squads focus on contributing to specific open source projects, so you'll be able to make a real difference in the open source community.

  • Participate in different workshops/events
    Hacksquad squads up for an exciting month of learning and collaboration during Hacktoberfest! You'll have the opportunity to learn new things from variety of workshops which will help you improve your skills.

  • Have fun and win swags 🥳
    Hacksquad squads compete to submit the most approved PRs, so there's an added sense of excitement and competition. And by the end of the event, the top 60 squads will win awesome swag! there will be around ~300 winners!

Swags you can get if you win

So what are you waiting for?

Here's how to get started:

  1. Register to hacksquad.dev using your GitHub account.
  2. Get assigned to a random squad or create your own.
  3. Start contributing to open source projects!

It's that easy!

Don't delay any further!

JOIN HACKSQUAD NOW 🚀

PS: You can sign up for both hacktoberfest and hacksquad.

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