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Level Up Your Skills With OpenSource​

Description of the session​

Level up your skills with open source is a session led by Abbey that will answer your questions, "What is open source?" and "Why do we need to contribute?" "I am a beginner. How do I start contributing to open source?"

The session talks about what open source is, why you should contribute, myths about open source, the role of the open source community, and ways and practices for contributing to OSS. The session will utilize Git and GitHub. To start, you must install Git and create an account on GitHub.

Learning outcomes​

After the session you will be able to:

  • Understand the concept of open source.
  • Discover myths about open source.
  • Learn about the various roles in the open source community.
  • Familiarize ways and practices for contributing to OSS.
  • Familiarize yourself with open source license.
  • Learn how to contribute to open source by pulling a request, performing a code review, raising an issue, committing, and participating in discussions.
  • Realize the importance of open source communities.

Things to try​

After watching the video, Abbey prepared an activity that will let you practice everything you need to contribute to open source.

The said activity is called the Stackie 2023 resolution. Its goal is to let Stackies share each other’s resolutions for this year. Every Stackie will be able to pull a request, raise an issue, and code review.

You can also head to the Resources section of the website to view the repositories you can also contribute to as a beginner. You can make your own project and share to the community!

If you have any doubts/questions feel free to ask below!