Hacktoberfest Mini Competition: Win 50 bucks for open source contribution
Tags: hacktoberfest, contributorswanted, opensource, webdev
Published: 2019-09-29 21:19:57

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title: Hacktoberfest Mini Competition: Win 50 bucks for open source contribution
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description: In the wake of this years hacktober fest I am giving away 50 bucks for the most meaningful contribution to Super Productivity
tags:  hacktoberfest, contributorswanted, opensource, webdev
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I am excited about open source, that's why I am excited about the [hacktober fest](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/). It hopefully will bring new people to face the daring prospect of submitting their first pull request allowing our wonderful community to grow.

I intend to participate myself. This will mean that I will have less time to spent own my own projects. This is how I came up with the idea to give away 50€ for the most meaningful contribution to my favorite open source app and side project [Super Productivity](https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity) within the month of this years october.
Isn't that great? Not only do you get to make your possibly first open source contribution, you also get paid for it! I'm a little bit jealous. I never get paid for mine...

If you think money and open source don't mix, I am very open about giving your money to a charity of your choosing instead. If you decide to do so I'll add another 50 bucks on top (well at least if I don't think the cause is absolutely outrageous or immoral).

There are many [open issues](https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity/issues) which could use your help. Earlier I also wrote [an article](https://dev.to/johannesjo/super-productivity-needs-your-help-5dmd) about other areas which could use some improvement. Also please feel free to contribute your own ideas. I want this to be a community driven project.


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## details of the competition
At the end of the month I will decide which contribution had the biggest impact. Chances are that this might be feel a bit arbitrary. So please don't get mad, if I decide to give the money to someone else.

Only a single person will receive the reward.

The contribution doesn't necessarily have to be a PR, but those probably have the best chances.

The money will be send using paypal.

I happily help you with all the questions that occur on the way. I heavily recommend to have at least some experience with JavaScript/TypeScript though.

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P.S.: Why 50 bucks? I thought about this for a long time actually and I am still not 100% convinced that this is the best possible move. I thought about what else people could want, but in the end money gives you the most flexibility. I also thought about making it more, but I wanted this to be a friendly compition and this prize to be just a small incentive rather than something that you do in hopes of paying your rent. I also consider this a small birthday present to myself, as I'm proud about my app and I really would like to have more people participating.

Please let me know, if you think this sucks and what I should have done instead!