October is here and so is Hacktoberfest. It is one great reason to look forward to October every year for open-source enthusiasts, developers, and tech communities.
It's been my second year and I am participating in different events organized by them. It is a month-long celebration of all things open source, where contributors are invited to improve, collaborate, and support open-source projects through learning, hands-on experiences, and rewarding participation.
What is Hacktoberfest?
Hacktoberfest began in 2014 and has become an annual event encouraging the tech community, which mainly comprises developers, to contribute to open-source projects. Organized by DigitalOcean in partnership with Cloudflare and Quira, this event allows developers to learn how to code, socialize with like-minded people, and give back to projects that make the modern internet go.
In 2014, there were just 676 participants however in 2023 it has nearly 98,000 contributors! Hacktoberfest is just growing and has become a huge global celebration, which unifies all coders and open-source advocates from every corner of the world.
How to Participate
It is pretty easy to participate in Hacktoberfest. Whether you're a huge developer or just getting started, this is a great opportunity to give back to open-source development. Here's an extremely fast guide on how you can join in:
Here is the link where you can sign up and start digging into the events that are suitable for you.
Rule: You need to contribute at least four pull or merge requests to an open-source repository between October 1 and October 31. For those who want to sponsor or contribute to a project, make sure the issue includes "Hacktoberfest-accepted" so that there is no confusion.
Be part of the Community on Discord: Share your journey and catch up with other contributors in Discord. Ask for their guidance and so on; let everyone know you're making progress.
Hacktoberfest is not just code; it's about the whole open-source ecosystem. Most sites are open source projects, so contributing to them means maintaining these critical technologies.
It also allows you to take part by volunteering for open-source project.
Why Participate?
Learn and Grow: Contributing to open-source projects is a cool way to hone your technical skills, get real-world experience, improve your Git and GitHub skills, and learn how to collaborate with other developers.
You connect, share knowledge, and even collaborate on projects under the mantle of Hacktoberfest, part of a global community.
Give back: The open-source community gives so much to the world Hacktoberfest is your chance to give back by improving and supporting the projects that shape our digital landscape.
You can also donate to open-source projects by supporting their work. Here is the link to Donate, search the project you want to support and donate it.
All the participants will be awarded with a digital badge. It is an opportunity to contribute back to the open source community which helps us to learn more new skills with like-minded people.
Let's appreciate the power of collaboration, code, and community.
Happy hacking!
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