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The Unexpected Power of 100 Days in Open Source

BekahHW on August 05, 2024

In theory, I'm not sure that open source should work. Think about it: Companies usually keep their best ideas secret. But in open source, everyone ...
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JohnKagunda

Well, I have been in open source for a few months now, and finding the first open source to contribute to and to stick to is the most challenging task, thanks for this article, the repositories you've shown are really worth looking into

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BekahHW

Glad you found it helpful!

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EusebieDev

This is fantastic! I'm currently doing #100daysofcode "part 2", up to 130days, because the community connection and support is awesome. I've been wanting to get into open source and this new challenge is perfect! Thanks for sharing!

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BekahHW

That's awesome! Super excited to see how it goes for you!

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sambhav dixit

Have been doing something similar entire summer with my Google summer of code project as well as another repository's contributions in the side m i would love to be a part of this great journey alongside you . I would be glad to use your tag on my thread of oss contributions in thread . You can follow me there with the name : sambhavdixitpro

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João Angelo

Hi BekahHW,
Top, very nice and helpful !
Thanks for sharing.

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James Emmanuel

It's inspiring to see the #100DaysOfOSS Challenge turning down the fear of contributing is exactly what many newcomers need to overcome the intimidation factor from a supportive environment. Kudos

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Rishi Kumar

I created an opensource for node.js but I don't know anything except coding so low traffic. Any suggestion for me?

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BekahHW

Can you provide a link? I think having good issues, documentation, and talking about it in public can be great ways to create a welcoming contributor path.

Here's a great post from @adiatiayu: dev.to/opensauced/building-bridges...

And another great post from @cbid2: dev.to/opensauced/how-to-create-a-...

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Rishi Kumar

Thanks for the reply. I will read these articles too.

Here is the github link: github.com/errsole/errsole.js

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Zee

i didn't understand anything i am new to coding help me out

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BekahHW

Check out the challenge discussion: github.com/orgs/open-sauced/discus...