🌴How to open source in few easy steps
-With #hacktoberfest right around the corner, its the best time to get into open source, if you have not already!
-Here is a step by step guide that can help beginners get up and ready for the festival of open source! 🧵
-With #hacktoberfest right around the corner, its the best time to get into open source, if you have not already!
-Here is a step by step guide that can help beginners get up and ready for the festival of open source! 🧵
🌴 DO NOT DO IT FOR THE GOODIES!
-This is a major disclaimer, open-sourcing is more than just for goodies. if you are someone who is looking for a free t-shirt, please consider it again
-Open source in itself is a huge form of collaboration that brings together many (1/2)
-This is a major disclaimer, open-sourcing is more than just for goodies. if you are someone who is looking for a free t-shirt, please consider it again
-Open source in itself is a huge form of collaboration that brings together many (1/2)
-Different programmers and non-programmers to build and develop
-Do it for than the 5 PRs but for giving back to this community, there are many like you were once who are starting out in their journey and your contributions can help them too
-Again, "not for the goodies" (2/2)
-Do it for than the 5 PRs but for giving back to this community, there are many like you were once who are starting out in their journey and your contributions can help them too
-Again, "not for the goodies" (2/2)
🌴Prerequisites:
-Open-sourcing works on the basis of version control system, if you don't know which one to chose @github is your pick
-Set up git on your PC or Github desktop whatever you prefer, here is a good tutorial to do so
(1/5)
-Open-sourcing works on the basis of version control system, if you don't know which one to chose @github is your pick
-Set up git on your PC or Github desktop whatever you prefer, here is a good tutorial to do so
(1/5)
-Once done with git installation, we move on to skills
-there is a wide misconception that you need high skills to enter opensource in the field of coding, completely wrong
-You can even make your first PR without knowing anything about programming, even I did that! (2/5)
-there is a wide misconception that you need high skills to enter opensource in the field of coding, completely wrong
-You can even make your first PR without knowing anything about programming, even I did that! (2/5)
-Contributions can range from anything, that even counts documentation or simple bug fixes. Many times people fix typos and that's a good contribution
-It's all about adding value to the project, no matter how you do that
-So what's the best time? Now! (3/5)
-It's all about adding value to the project, no matter how you do that
-So what's the best time? Now! (3/5)
-Before jumping into a project and getting those green dots in, you have to make sure you know how to make a PR
-The best place to learn that is github.com/firstcontribut…
-Which has a great and easy to follow guide to teach you how to make your first PR! (4/5)
-The best place to learn that is github.com/firstcontribut…
-Which has a great and easy to follow guide to teach you how to make your first PR! (4/5)
-Some tips:
-Try using a code editor with good plugins to help you out,my pick: VSCode
-Get familiar with git CLI and Github's UI as much as you can as it's there to help you
atlassian.com/git/tutorials/…
-Here is a git cheat sheet that you can keep (5/5)
-Try using a code editor with good plugins to help you out,my pick: VSCode
-Get familiar with git CLI and Github's UI as much as you can as it's there to help you
atlassian.com/git/tutorials/…
-Here is a git cheat sheet that you can keep (5/5)
🌴The first step
-The first step of open-sourcing is learning how to make a PR and understanding various git commands, where you can learn all of these from?
atlassian.com/git/tutorials
-Start pushing your personal projects to git to start understanding multiple concepts
-The first step of open-sourcing is learning how to make a PR and understanding various git commands, where you can learn all of these from?
atlassian.com/git/tutorials
-Start pushing your personal projects to git to start understanding multiple concepts
🌴Next step is to learn how to make a PR
-This part's been covered by me a bit up 👆 but if you want another resource here is a great video to capture how your PR is supposed to be made
-Don't worry about the tech part, learn how to make a PR
-This part's been covered by me a bit up 👆 but if you want another resource here is a great video to capture how your PR is supposed to be made
-Don't worry about the tech part, learn how to make a PR
🌴Finding where to contribute!
- The most challenging part, where to go after you know how to make a PR?
-Well this was once a question for many others too resulting in many great issues searching websites
goodfirstissue.dev
project-awesome.org/MunGell/awesom…
up-for-grabs.net
- The most challenging part, where to go after you know how to make a PR?
-Well this was once a question for many others too resulting in many great issues searching websites
goodfirstissue.dev
project-awesome.org/MunGell/awesom…
up-for-grabs.net
-These websites will help you filter down projects with language, stars and various other queries
-Also, I have my own issue searching project which is also open source if you guys want to contribute 😍
find-me-issues.herokuapp.com
github.com/version0chiro/…
-Also, I have my own issue searching project which is also open source if you guys want to contribute 😍
find-me-issues.herokuapp.com
github.com/version0chiro/…
🌴 Use Labels
-Labels are a great way to narrow down your search for an open-source, they help you understand what's that issue is about
-Here are few important ones for beginners:
Good-first-issue & beginner-friendly: easy to start
up-for-grabs: a quick one
Documentation
-Labels are a great way to narrow down your search for an open-source, they help you understand what's that issue is about
-Here are few important ones for beginners:
Good-first-issue & beginner-friendly: easy to start
up-for-grabs: a quick one
Documentation
🌴Understand the project
-Once you have found the project you want to contribute to, start understanding its codebase
-Get to know the working of the project or the part you will be working on, get the repository on your computer locally and explore
-Once you have found the project you want to contribute to, start understanding its codebase
-Get to know the working of the project or the part you will be working on, get the repository on your computer locally and explore
-This is important as you cannot contribute to a project without knowing what it does
-It is also important to understand the reason that the project exists, this will give you a good background
-How much time it takes for you to understand the code base depends on the project
-It is also important to understand the reason that the project exists, this will give you a good background
-How much time it takes for you to understand the code base depends on the project
-After getting a grasp of the project, go to the issues section on GitHub and find which one you want to contribute to and is open
-This is not a race, you don't have to steal others of their work but instead help them out so they can help you out, read other's PR to learn too
-This is not a race, you don't have to steal others of their work but instead help them out so they can help you out, read other's PR to learn too
🌴Found an Issue
-Great, now put a comment down asking to be assigned to that issue, this will inform the maintainers that you will be working on it
-Simply now fork the project and make your branch 🌿
- After you have done the changes and tested locally send a PR and relax
-Great, now put a comment down asking to be assigned to that issue, this will inform the maintainers that you will be working on it
-Simply now fork the project and make your branch 🌿
- After you have done the changes and tested locally send a PR and relax
🌴 What's next?
-You have done your part, now rest will be taken care of by the maintainers.
-If your code fixes the issue passing all the tests it will be approved and merged to the main branch
-Or they will ask you to make changes if it does not meet the task at hand
-You have done your part, now rest will be taken care of by the maintainers.
-If your code fixes the issue passing all the tests it will be approved and merged to the main branch
-Or they will ask you to make changes if it does not meet the task at hand
🌴WARNING!
-Do not send multiple PR for new changes, GitHub is smart enough to automatically pass your commits to the PR from your fork
Provided: You are making commits to that branch itself!
-Multiple PR can cause tons of problems for the maintainers and the projects
-Do not send multiple PR for new changes, GitHub is smart enough to automatically pass your commits to the PR from your fork
Provided: You are making commits to that branch itself!
-Multiple PR can cause tons of problems for the maintainers and the projects
🌴 Congratulations! You are now an Open Source Contributor!
-Repeat the steps for the same project or different ones, just keep adding value to the community in any way possible ✌
-Tip: It will take time, don't rush it or be disheartened about it, be ready to ask for help too
-Repeat the steps for the same project or different ones, just keep adding value to the community in any way possible ✌
-Tip: It will take time, don't rush it or be disheartened about it, be ready to ask for help too
🌴 For people looking for projects but don't know where to start, here is a bonus step for making it to the end of this thread!
-I myself am maintaining a few projects on my GitHub so go check them out and feel free to ask for help from me ✌
GOOD LUCK!
github.com/version0chiro
-I myself am maintaining a few projects on my GitHub so go check them out and feel free to ask for help from me ✌
GOOD LUCK!
github.com/version0chiro
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