Jamstack Open Source Projects Looking for Contributors
Tags: hacktoberfest, jamstack, opensource, javascript
Published: 2021-10-26 21:44:46



_Happy Hacktober! There are only a few days left of Hacktober, but it's not too late to contribute._ 

## Why Contribute?
- You can win prizes.
   - This year, you can receive swag (or have a tree planted in your name) as a reward for making pull requests to projects participating in [Hacktoberfest](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/). Hint: All the projects described below are participating in Hacktoberfest and welcoming contributions.
- You can strengthen your technical and communication skills.
- You can expand your network.
- You can improve your career.

**If you are a fan of JavaScript, APIs, and Markup, here's a list of suggested projects you can contribute to:**

## Hoppscotch

### What is it?
Hoppscotch is an open source API development ecosystem. Through Hoppscotch, users can test and build their APIs for free. Creator and CEO Liya Thomas developed Hoppscotch after using Postman. While his experience was positive, he was inspired to create an API testing tool with the following characteristics:
- open source
- free
- runs on multiple platforms
- runs on multiple devices
- in-browser
Read more about Liya's motivation behind Hoppscotch.  

### How it's built
You can access Hoppscotch in your web browser, via PWA, and as a Chrome extension. It is built using HTML, CSS, SCSS, Windi CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, and Nuxt.

### How to Contribute
If Hoppscotch has piqued your interest, take a look at the [repository](https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch) and [Contributing.md](https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md). Currently, the repo has approximately 43 open issues, so get started and pick up an issue today!
{% github hoppscotch/hoppscotch %}

_If you want to learn more about Hoppscotch, check out our Open Source Friday stream featuring Hoppscotch's CEO Liya Thomas and Developer Advocate Michelle Mannering._

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## Bltiz.js

### What is it?
Developed in 2020, Blitz.js is a "Zero-API" data layer that enables users to import server-side code directly into React components instead of manually adding API endpoints, handling client-side fetching, and handling caching. Out of the box, Blitz includes ESLint, Prettier, Jest, user sign up, log in, and password reset. The creator, Brandon Bayer, appreciated that Ruby-on-Rails has all the tools he needed to create web apps quickly but preferred React's dynamic UI. Instead of just wishing that React came with these tools out of the box, he developed Blitz.js. Read the manifesto to learn more about how Blitz.js works.

### Create Your Own Blitz App
You can create a Blitz.js application by running the following commands:
- `blitz new myAppName`
- `cd myAppName`
- `blitz dev`

Here are working examples of Blitz.js in action.

## How to Contribute
If Blitz.js has piqued your interest, take a look at the [repository](https://github.com/blitz-js/blitz) and [Contributing.md](https://github.com/blitz-js/blitz/blob/canary/CONTRIBUTING.md). Currently, the repo has approximately 130 open issues, so get started and pick up an issue today!
{% github blitz-js/blitz %}
_If you want to learn more about Blitz.js, check out our Open Source Friday stream featuring Blitz.js's CEO, Brandon Bayer, and GitHub's Director of Developer Advocacy, Brian Douglas._

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## Ngrx

### What is it?
Ngrx enables developers to add reactive state management to Angular applications. It’s a group of Angular libraries, which provides standardized APIs for reactive programming.Through reactive programming, your application listens and subscribes to events within your application. People often use Ngrx because it reduces complexity and coupling between different elements of the app by creating a unidirectional flow. The architecture is also made simple by following the Redux pattern. 

### How to Contribute
If Ngrx has piqued your interest, take a look at the [repository](https://github.com/ngrx/platform) and [Contributing.md](https://github.com/ngrx/platform/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). Currently, the repo has approximately 38 open issues, so get started and pick up an issue today!
{% github ngrx/platform %}

If you want to learn more about Ngrx, check out our Open Source Friday stream featuring Ngrx maintainer Brandon Roberts and GitHub's Director of Developer Advocacy, Brian Douglas.
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