Getting Started with Open Source

Although there are numerous ways to improve your skillset and grow your networks, contributing to Open Source serves as a good catalyst for personal, and technical growth.

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1. Getting Started With Open Source Beginners Guide to Contributing
2. Software Developer, Technical Blogger, Open Source Enthusiast & a Cat Lover. I'm Anita Ihuman,
3. What exactly is Open source?
4. Does this mean anyone can use, modify, suggest, and distribute these code without any restrictions?
5. Open Source Myths Revealed You are doing free work Contributions can only be code related. Open Source is for Experts Open Source Boring
6. How can I Contribute?
7. Contribute Beyond Code Star a Project Writing Documentation Designing Promoting the Project Advocating Translating Educating Sponsor a project
8. Where Do I Begin
9. Join an Open Source Community Volunteer for Open Source events Take up Open issues on Github/Gitlab Participate in HacktoberFest
10. Benefits of Open Source to Career Growth Improves your technical Skill/experience Enhances your soft skills Grows your Network Community Recognition Gain exposure to new programming languages
11. Bonus!!!!!!!!
12. How to Create your Pull Request Explore Github Projects Repos Find an issue you can handle Indicate Interest Fix the issue Push/Commit the change Create a Pull Request Wait for it to be merged Congratulations
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