Hacktoberfest 2022!
Since Hacktoberfest 2022 is live, many new developers & engineers are stepping forward and looking for some open source projects that fit for their stack.
But it's like finding a needle in a haystack...since there are lots & lots of repositories.
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This is the article for you to find few best open source projects that are hacktoberfest accepted & easy to understand as well.
1. Check Github topics for Hacktoberfest
Go to Github and in Hacktoberfest topics section.
Here you can find many projects and all of them are hacktoberfest accepted. You can select whichever suits your techstack.
2. Search for Docs websites
Docs websites are usually open source and are relatively easier to understand. If you find anything where you can add some content or change some UI or anything.
For example this repository:
microsoft
/
Web-Dev-For-Beginners
24 Lessons, 12 Weeks, Get Started as a Web Developer
Web Development for Beginners - A Curriculum
Learn the fundamentals of web development with our 12-week comprehensive course by Microsoft Cloud Advocates. Each of the 24 lessons dives into JavaScript, CSS, and HTML through hands-on projects like terrariums, browser extensions, and space games. Engage with quizzes, discussions, and practical assignments. Enhance your skills and optimize your knowledge retention with our effective project-based pedagogy. Start your coding journey today!
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Contribution towards these docs are one of the best things for beginners.
3. Look for e-books
Yes, e-books are also open source and they can be a good place to start.
Recently I found this guy, Bobby Iliev. He has amazing e-books that I found very helpful.
Since they are open source, you can contribute towards them.
Like contributing towards these Repositories.
bobbyiliev
/
101-linux-commands
101 Linux commands Open-source eBook and CLI tool
💻 ++101 Linux commands Open-source eBook
This is an open-source eBook with 101 Linux commands that everyone should know. No matter if you are a DevOps/SysOps engineer, developer, or just a Linux enthusiast, you will most likely have to use the terminal at some point in your career.
Make sure to star the repository ⭐
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Introduction to Linux eBook
If you are looking for a comprehensive guide for beginners, check out this eBook: Introduction to Linux eBook
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An online copy ⚡🌐 of this ebook is available here 📙.
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bobbyiliev
/
introduction-to-git-and-github-ebook
Free Introduction to Git and GitHub eBook
💡 Introduction to Git and GitHub
This is an open-source introduction to Git and GitHub guide that will help you learn the basics of version control and start using Git for your SysOps, DevOps, and Dev projects. No matter if you are a DevOps/SysOps engineer, developer, or just a Linux enthusiast, you can use Git to track your code changes and collaborate with other members of your team or open source maintainers.
The guide is suitable for anyone working as a developer, system administrator, or a DevOps engineer and wants to learn the basics of Git, GitHub and version control in general.
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Hope you liked this article. Thanks to these open source contributors like Bobby Iliev today we have a lot of free tutorials and docs, where everyone can learn new things.
Thanks for reading!
Top comments (3)
Thank you for the shoutout!
Thanks. How can I bring devs to contribute with a project of mine? Any tips?
Hi, maybe you can you can share those repositories, and promote them. It's a really tough thing.