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Discussion on: Hacktoberfest: Getting Over the Fear of Open Source

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I think that the fear besides being normal is actually good.

As you beautifully pointed out, collaborating on open source projects is great to give us a feel of how working as a dev is, but facing that fear and conquering it is a powerful experience that stays with you and makes you grow, not only as a dev but as a person.

In my opinion another important thing is to not be ashamed of how little you might know about a subject and let that stop you from asking questions or trying to collaborate.

In my case, the thing that I didn't foresee when I started learning, was that this process would change me in more ways than just professionally, I'm looking at life through another lens, I'm more patience, I get less frustrated with failures, and I'm more happy overall.

Thanks for telling us your experience Victoria!