Ready, Set, Hack: Beginner AI Dev Hackathon

November is somehow halfway done, and all I want to do is sleep forever like a small goose. As I contemplate what life would be like without the need for thumbs, I wanted to spotlight an inclusive, beginner-friendly AI dev hackathon... Only catch? It's ending in 7 days. 👀 Did I mention there are cash prizes? 💰

🦢 Create Content in Loose Goose November!

7 days left of AI exploration 🤖, open source 🤝, content creation 📹 and oh yes... prizes!! Goose, our latest open source project, is your on-machine developer agent that automates engineering tasks seamlessly within your IDE or terminal. For this content creation hackathon, the top 3 contributors with the most PRs merged will win $150 Amazon gift cards!

📂 Dive into the Goose Plugins Repo

We included a wide variety of content creation issues for Loose Goose November 2024. Our participating repo is goose-plugins, which has a Loose Goose Project Hub containing all issues you can pick up with the loosegoose label.

If you're not a coder, don't sweat it! Here are some beginner-friendly issues to get started:

1. Write a Blog Post: Using .goosehints Files with Goose 🦢
   • Description: Explain how to effectively use .goosehints files with Goose.
   • Link to issue
2. Create a Short Video About Your Goose Experience! 🦢
   • Description: Create a vertical short-form video (YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reel) demonstrating a cool Goose feature or sharing a quick tutorial.
   • Link to issue
3. Create a Social Post About Using Goose with OpenAI 🦢
   • Description: Create an engaging social media post or thread (Twitter/X, LinkedIn) sharing a tip, trick, or experience with using OpenAI as a provider in Goose.
   • Link to issue

📝 Guide to Loose Goose November 2024

1. ✅ Topic Check: Contribute to issues that have the loosegoose label. This ensures your PR counts towards our gift card prizes.
2. 🏷️ Submit Your Content:
   • Start with an issue labeled loosegoose and ask to be assigned the issue.
   • After submitting a PR and having it approved, the PR will be labeled loosegoose-accepted and you'll receive points on our leaderboard🎉
   • If your PR is marked with a spam or invalid label, re-evaluate your contribution to make it count.
3. 🥇 Our Code of Conduct: Adhere to our code of conduct and ensure your PR aligns with the repository's goals.
4. 🆘 Get Help: If in doubt, don't stress! Connect with the maintainers by commenting directly in the issue, or chat with us directly in the #🦢┃loosegoose channel on Discord.

🎁 Leaderboard, Prizes and Excitement

Keep an eye on your progress via our live Leaderboard to make sure you're part of the top 3! To earn points, simply have the most loosegoose PRs merged. With each merge, you will automatically be granted points.

🎙️ Live Events Calendar

Keep tabs on our Discord or our Goose Livestream Calendar for our future events & sneak peeks on Goose - we always have key project updates to share! Our next stream is this Friday:

• What's New with Goose 1.0 🪿 - Join Bradley Axen & Staff Developer Advocate @blackgirlbytes this Friday at 12pm ET, where you can learn about This event will be live on our YouTube channel. You can also join our announcement discussion on GitHub.

📚 Resources for First-Time Contributors

• 📖 How to Contribute on GitHub
• 🛠 Git Cheatsheet

Happy hacking and get ready to let loose! 🎉