Impact of Open Source to Career Development

How contributing to Open Source help scale your developer career.

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1. Impact of Open Source to Career Development
2. Ruth Ikegah Python Developer Github Star Technical Writer Cake Lover About me?
3. What is Open Source Software(OSS)? Open source refers to a project, often a software or IT development project, with freely available code and permission to make edits, bug fixes, alterations, and enhancements.
4. Debunking some beliefs! Contributing to Open Source is not just about code Your level of skill set is welcome in Open Source Contributions (quality over quantity) Contributing to Open Source is a waste of time! Designers cannot contribute to Open Source
5. Impact of Open Source on your career 01 Improves your Technical kills 02 Turn your idea to reality 03 Gain Soft Skills
6. 04 Remote Work Experience 05 Great Network and Collaboration 06 Paid Opportunities
7. Getting Started? 01 Find Open Source Projects to contribute to. 02 Join communities. Collaborate. Learn. Grow. 03 Make meaningful contributions (Quality > Quantity)
8. Useful Resources 01 First Timers Only 02 Ovio 03 Open Source Friday
9. 04 Code Triage 05 Open Source Design 06 Awesome for Non-programmers
10. Open Source is your way up! Start Contributing today!
11. Contact Me @ikegahruth ruthikegah@gmail.com https://cakebaby.dev/
12. Thanks for Listening!