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Ahmed Nagi
Ahmed Nagi

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Getting started with contributing to open source – Real world example

Hey awesome people,

This is your step-by-step detailed with images guide on getting started contributing to opensource using real world package on github.

How to find something to contribute on

Community make it super easy to get started with opensource you can even start by fix typos on Readme files in any repo.

When you're a complete beginner

Although I encourage you to get involved in opensource community as soon as possible, I recommend starting a project with your favorite tech stack or language.

Get better understanding of what is going on inside these projects first before contributing.

👉 Visit good first issue and pic your favorite language or framework.

Good first issue

👉 Click on the project you like.

👉 Open Issues tap on the project's github page.

👉 In the search field enter this phrase is:issue is:open #good label:"good first issue".

Continue reading ... 👇

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