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A first timer's guide to contributing to open s...

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A first timer's guide to contributing to open source

A Vue Vixens Workshop at Open Source Festival Africa 2020

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Transcript

  1. OPENSOURCE FESTIVAL WORKSHOP A First Timer's Guide to Contributing to

    Open Source VUEVIXENS LAGOS CHAPTER

  2. VUE VIXENS

  3. A First Timer's Guide to Contributing to Open Source

  4. What exactly is Open Source?

  5. Open Source software is software with source code that anyone

    can inspect, modify, and enhance.

  6. Why Contribute? Improve your tech skills Give back to community

    Improve your communication skills Grow your network and build your brand Great way to learn new technology/library/language Looks great on your resume

  7. OPEN SOURCE OSS | TERMINOLOGIES CONTRIBUTOR MAINTAINER LICENSE CONTRIBUTING GUIDE

    TERMINOLOGIES README CODE OF CONDUCT

  8. Let's do a short exercise GETTING STARTED Laptop Internet Git

    VSCode Prerequisite bit.ly/vv-oss-workshop

  9. Open Source Ways COMMUNITY MODERATOR PROJECT DESIGNER WRITE DOCUMENTATION EVENT

    ORGANIZER

  10. Resources FURTHER RESOURCES Open Source Friday First Timers Only CodeTriage

    24 Pull Requests Up For Grabs Contributor-ninja First Contributions Hacktoberfest An Open Source Etiquette Guidebook