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Oct 10, 2019

Hacktoberfest Part 2

October means it's time for Hacktoberfest. We're talking with Shannon Crabill about what open source is, how to get involved with Hacktoberfest, and tips & tricks for maintaining open source projects.

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Show Notes.

  • 1:17 - Who is Shannon?

  • 4:19 - What is open source?

  • 4:55 - How did you get involved in Hacktoberfest?

  • 6:27 - What is it like to maintain an open source project?

  • 7:35 - Tips && tricks for people wanting to work on maintaining an open source project

  • 8:54 - How to contribute to Hacktoberfest projects?

  • 11:51 - Advice for beginners getting started in open source

  • 13:09 - How do you find projects to contribute to?

  • 14:30 - Hard parts of open source

  • 15:38 - Best parts of open source

  • 16:52 - How to gain confidence to contribute

  • 18:06 - Advice to someone beginning their coding journey

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