What’s the best way to contribute to Open Source?
Tags: webdev, teamwork, hacktoberfest, softwaredevelopment
Published: 2021-09-26 13:10:36

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title: What’s the best way to contribute to Open Source?
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date: 2021-09-26 13:02:07 UTC
tags: webdevelopment,teamwork,hacktoberfest,softwaredevelopment
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#### Hacktoberfest is almost here!

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1006/1*ekph-Fw75vABzWbe-Uk75A.png)

### Grow your career with Hacktoberfest@Chingu

[Hacktoberfest](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/) is an annual event that allows **_developers like you_** to be recognized by contributing to Open Source and creating four PR’s on GitHub or GitLab during the month of October.

It’s a great way to refine your skills, work with other Developers, and get swag at the same time! You can get more information and signup to participate [here](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/).

The PR’s you create on public repos will be counted as long as the [follow the requirements](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/resources/participation) established by the Hacktoberfest team.

### What is Chingu?

[_Chingu_](https://chingu.io) is an organization dedicated to helping new and experienced Developers transform what they’ve learned in schools and universities, bootcamps, and in online courses into **_experience_**. The same experience sought after by employers.

> We help you transform what you’ve learned into experience

We do this by:

- Organizing 6-week long remote team projects (what we call “Voyages”) where teams learn and use the Agile Methodology, “soft” skills, and technology to design, develop, test, and deploy a web application.
- Matching developers together in weekly Pair Programming sessions to provide experience in this valuable technique.
- Sponsoring an active online community where Developers can network with each other to get help, advice, and have a little fun.
- Backing an open source project, the Chingu Quiz, where Developers can gain even more experience through a long term project.

### How can you contribute?

Three ways you can participate in Hacktoberfest are through:

- Participating in a Chingu Voyage 33 or 34 team project

But even if you aren’t a member you can participate by contributing to these Chingu projects that are open to any developer at any skill level:

- [Chingu Resource List](https://github.com/chingu-voyages/ChinguResourceList) project
- [Chingu Quiz](https://github.com/chingu-voyages/moonshot-chingu-quiz) project

The Chingu Moonshot team has been hard at work on the **_Chingu Quiz_** Open Source project and is inviting you to join them and contribute. Here’s how:

1. Review the project’s [Readme](https://github.com/chingu-voyages/moonshot-chingu-quiz), especially the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/chingu-voyages/moonshot-chingu-quiz/blob/dev/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) and [Contributing](https://github.com/chingu-voyages/moonshot-chingu-quiz/blob/dev/CONTRIBUTING.md) sections.  
2. Scan the project issues, select one you find interesting, and start developing!

### Celebrating Your Success

Share your success in social media each time you complete a Chingu Quiz PR and/or when you complete Hacktoberfest so your fellow Developer’s can help celebrate your achievements!!! (You can tag us in Twitter _@chingucollabs_)

And…we’ll also award a special Chingu Certificate to everyone who completes Hacktoberfest in one of our projects.

> Share your expertise to level-up!!!

### Before you Go!

Chingu helps you to get out of “_Tutorial Purgatory_” by transforming what you’ve learned into experience. The experience to boost your Developer career and help you get jobs. **_And it’s Free!_**

You can learn more about **Chingu** & how to join us at [https://chingu.io](https://chingu.io/)

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