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New to Open Source Projects? Contribute to your very first open source project in this beginner-friendly code repository 👨‍💻!

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Your First Open Source Project

  • New to Open Source Projects & not sure where to begin?
  • Fret not!
  • Contribute to your very first open source project in this beginner-friendly code repository!

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide a safe space to support everyone on their journey to become software developers 👨‍💻

How to contribute?

  1. Fork this code repository.
  2. Add your Github username and Github profile link in the CONTRIBUTORS.md file.
  3. Submit a PR.
  4. Wait for your PR to be reviewed, approved & merged by an admin/owner.
  5. If there are issues with your PR, please revise them in accordance to the comments made by the admins.

How to join this organization?

  1. To indicate your interest in joining this organization, kindly do the following:
    • Go to the 'Issues' tab
    • Click on the 'New issue' button
    • Raise an issue titled 'Invitation to Your First Open Source Project Organization'
  2. Once you've submitted an issue, the GitHub Actions Bot will will send an invitation link to your email for you to join the organization.
  3. Kindly check your email and accept the invitation to join our organization.
  4. After joining this organization, please do the following:
    • Star this repo
    • Submit a PR containing your name & GitHub profile link in CONTRIBUTORS.md (if you haven't done so yet)
    • Next, click here
    • Then click on 'People' tab
    • Next, toggle your organization visibility from 'Private' to 'Public'
  5. Admins/Owners of the organization are free to invite any other GitHub users to the organization.

Status

  • You can start submitting your contributions/PRs right now ^^
  • Also, feel free to follow me on GitHub, star this repository, share it with your friends.

To Do's (KIV)

Note

  • Think of new open source code repositories which members can contribute to.
  • Possible ideas:
    • Enhance existing Community Website built using either Next.js & TypeScript with new features / pages 🌐
    • A beginner-friendly code repository where newcomers write their first "Hello World" program 👋
    • A educational code repository consolidating various JavaScript/Python mini projects & various programming resources/cheatsheets 📚

Hacktoberfest 2022

Great news everyone, we are participating in Hacktoberfest 2022 & building our very own community website 🥳!

If you would like to contribute to this community-driven intiative, head over here and start submitting your PRs now 🎉

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