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Jonas

I think a mentor helping out would be a good idea. Assigning issues, being hands on through the first couple of issues. Maybe even working on issues together. Would be a great way to assess skill level too.
I think that could be helpful.

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Andrew Goldis

Definitely! That's why I've mentioned the Good Squad meetup - I've had a great experience attending it!

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Jonas

I've been thinking about organizing something similar in my town, but I feel like there wouldn't be much interest here.

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Andrew Goldis

What about a virtual event? May be that'd work

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Jonas

That would be interesting, especially with live share extension for vscode/vs2019. This could actually for for mentoring too.

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Andrew Goldis

Oh, that's a cool idea to use live share! You can also stream on twitch or livecode.

The format I saw goes like this:

  • The organizer(s) discovers repositories that needs attention
  • The organizer(s) contacts the owners and asks to reserve few issues (+ mark with a label) for the event
  • The organizer(s) provides instructions for each project - how to setup, what's the issue and how to get started
  • The participants are assigned to issues (singles or pairs)
  • The participants submit PRs
  • Party, beers and happiness 🎉
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Jonas

That sounds really interesting.