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⚑ πŸ“» Open Source Study Night every month in downtown Portland

Welcome to WWC PDX's ⚑ Open Source Study Nights

We meet monthly every third Thursday in downtown Portland. Come program with us on open source projects!

What will you do?:

πŸ“† How do I join your next event?

Check out our latest meetup RSVP information here: https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Portland

πŸ’» How do I get started?

  1. Code editor: Install a code editor. If you don't have one already, we recommend: VS Code.
  2. GitHub: Make a GitHub account and install git.
  3. RSVP & Logistics: RSVP on Meetup.com to get the latest updates on the meetup location (parking, Metro access) and all those logistical details.
  4. Code of Conduct: Read our Code of Conduct.

πŸŒ† How do I get to the meetup?

  • Address: InVision: 111 SW 5th Ave, 36th Floor, Portland, OR, 97210
  • Be sure to get on one of the elevators that goes to the 36th floor
  • Nearest MAX station: Red or Blue Line - Pioneer Square Station
  • Parking: Parking is a challenge in downtown. We recommend the MAX, streetcar, carpool and voracious free parking-spot hunting.
  • Thank you to our location sponsor, InVision!

πŸ’» First time? Begin here:

⚑ Open Source projects we recommend for beginners:

Exercism Hoodie Homebrew
Exercism Hoodie Homebrew
Ruby Sinatra JavaScript Ruby
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⚑ More ideas on where to start:

ProjectLanguage
AUR (ArchLinux User Repository) packages Bash
bash auto completion scripts Bash
el-get recipes Emacs Lisp
F-Droid metadata plain text
homebrew recipes Ruby
prism.js components JavaScript
pygments lexers Python
zsh auto completion scripts Zsh

πŸ™Œ Help!

  1. When you are stuck on code: Make an issue on what youβ€˜re stuck on here - https://github.com/wwcodeportland/open-source-study-nights/issues
  2. When you are lost, on your way and stuck in traffic and need to let someone know about something, left something at the venue, confused about parking, leave a comment on the https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Portland event invite for that night or message Keeley on Twitter for an immediate response @keeleyhammmond.
  3. When you have questions/concerns about code of conduct or other topics, talk to Keeley or Alex by messaging us on Meetup.com.

πŸ™ Thanks

Many thanks to Machiko Yasuda and FullStack LA for providing this as a template for our open source study nights!