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Hacktoberfest and How to Get Started

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Hacktoberfest :

Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source software. During the month of October, millions of people around the world come together to contribute to open source projects.

What is Hacktoberfest?

Hacktoberfest is an initiative by DigitalOcean to encourage participation in open source. During the month of October, all you have to do is make four pull requests (PRs) to any public GitHub repository and you'll earn a free Hacktoberfest t-shirt.

The event is open to everyone in the global community. All skill levels and professions are welcome! Hacktoberfest is a way to get involved in open source, meet new people, learn more about coding and have fun.

How to Participate

To participate in Hacktoberfest, follow these steps:

  1. Register on the Hacktoberfest website - This will give you a dashboard to track your progress. Registration opens on October 1st.

  2. Find a project to contribute to - There are many Hacktoberfest-labeled repositories on GitHub. You can search by programming language or other tags.

  3. Make your contributions - Make four valid pull requests (PRs) between October 1st and October 31st. They must be merged to count.

  4. Get a shirt! - Once your four PRs have been merged, you'll receive an email to claim your Hacktoberfest t-shirt (while supplies last).

Getting Started with CodeSandbox

CodeSandbox makes it easy to contribute to open source projects during Hacktoberfest, even if you're a beginner.

The basic steps are:

  1. Import the GitHub repository you want to contribute to directly into CodeSandbox.

  2. Create a "contribution branch" - This makes a disposable branch for you to make edits and open a PR.

  3. Make your contributions and see an immediate preview of your changes.

  4. Open a pull request directly from CodeSandbox. Your unique preview link makes it easy for maintainers to review.

  5. Once your pull request is merged, continue contributing to more open source projects!

That covers the basics of Hacktoberfest and how to get started with CodeSandbox. Let me know if you have any other questions!