HackThePart Starter Project

Hello NOOBS sup

Use this project to make your first contribution to the world of Open Source on GitHub :octocat: . Practice making your first pull request to a public repository before doing the real thing!

Join us by getting involved in the open source community solving some interesting tasks along the way.

This repository is open to all students of MNNIT.

https://github.com/hackthepart/

Make sure to get your student pack here:

https://education.github.com/pack

What is HackThePart?

A month-long contest from Dec 10th - Jan 10th to get people involved in Open Source. This repo is just the guide to get started on github. We have a lot of different projects coming up. So start contributing and while you are at it, keep checking for more projects as they are added!

Choose any project and start fixing the issues. You can propose new features too !! Every feature you add or an issue you fix will fetch you some points according to the difficulty. At the end of the month, one who has the most points will be the winner. There are goodies waiting for you :P You might get a wildcard entry to HACK36. Also, there are special arrangements just for first year. So, Stay tuned and keep checking the repos here for more projects and issues 😃

So, if you want to contribute to a particular project by either fixing an issue or adding a feature, all you have to do is

  • Fork the project
  • Create a new branch
  • Add a feature /fix the issue
  • Create a Pull Request
  • Wait for it to accept and grab your points 😃

Also, please make sure to follow the proper formatting such as

fixes #1

if you want your PR to be approved. The correct formatting should be followed. We won't help you there.

If you don't know what the above means , just keep reading ... you'll get there.

How to contribute to this project

Here are 4 quick and painless ways to contribute to this project:

  • Add your name to the CONTRIBUTORS.md file
  • Add a profile page to the profiles directory
  • Add your name to the index.html file in the site directory
  • Create a simple "Hello, World" script in a language of your choice in the scripts directory

Choose one or all 3, make a pull request for your work and wait for it to be merged!

Getting Started

  • Fork this repository (click the Fork button in the top right of this page, click your Profile Image)
  • Clone your fork down to your local machine
git clone https://github.com/your-username/XXXXX.git
  • Create a branch
git checkout -b branch-name
  • Make your changes (choose from any task below)
  • Commit and push
git add .
git commit -m 'Commit message'
git push origin branch-name
  • Create a new pull request from your forked repository (click the New Pull Request button located at the top of your repo)
  • Wait for your PR review and merge approval!
  • Star this repository ⭐ if you had fun!

Choose from these tasks

1. Add your name

Add your name to the CONTRIBUTORS.md file using the below convention:

#### Name: [YOUR NAME](GitHub link)
- Place: City, State, Country
- Bio: Who are you?
- GitHub: [Github account link](GitHub link)

2. Add a profile page

Add a Your_Name.md file to the profiles directory. Use any combination of content and markdown you'd like. Here is an example:

# Your Name

### Location

Your City/Country

### Academics

Your School

### Interests

- Some Things You Like

### Development

- Inventor of the My Pillow

### Projects

- [My Project](GitHub Link) Short Description

### Profile Link

[Your Name](GitHub Link)

3. Add name inside HTML

In the index.html file in the site directory, look for the 'ol' tag. Then insert a 'li' tag with your link to your profile. Here is an example:

<li><a href ="[link to your page]">[user name here]</a></li>

4. Create a Hello, World! Script

Add a hello_world.xx script to the scripts directory in any language of your choice! Here is an example:

# LANGUAGE: bash
# AUTHOR: Jatin Rungta
# GITHUB: https://github.com/urdarinda

#!/bin/bash
echo "Hello MNNIT!"

Name the file hello_world.xx. e.g., hello_world.sh . Also don't add a language already present. Try to add something new 😄

Don't forget to include the comments as seen above. Feel free to include additional information about the language you choose in your comments too! Like a link to a helpful introduction or tutorial. Here is an example.

hello_world.sh

BONUS!

  • See profiles submitted by fellow developers ...
  • Discover some obscure to new and trending languages ... from BrainFuck to Rust.
  • Check out some very creative ways to print out a "Hello, World!" string.

Reference links

Here is a great tutorial for creating your first pull request by Roshan Jossey: https://github.com/Roshanjossey/first-contributions

Managing your Forked Repo: https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/

Syncing a Fork: https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/

Keep Your Fork Synced: https://gist.github.com/CristinaSolana/1885435

Checkout this list for README examples - Awesome README Awesome

Github-Flavored Markdown https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/

Contacts

Jatin 'urdarinda' Rungta

Shivam 'shisen404' Sengar

Tushar 'tushalien' Agrawal

Nikhil 'nikilagar' Agarwal