How To Find Open Source Projects On Github

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How to find Open Source projects on GitHub

Hacktoberfest kicked off last calendar week and is at present in full swing. This week on the GitHub Twitch Aqueduct we did a walk through on all things Hacktoberfest.

We looked at what Open Source is in the first place and how Hacktoberfest got started. We took a deep dive into the Land of the Octoverse where you can discover lots of information and stats on Open up Source Projects and Contributors.

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What people really desire to know is how to get involved. And non merely how to get involved, but where to beginning. How do you find projects to contribute to? What's a good project? What if yous want to merely acquire to code? Or y'all only merely started coding?

Finding a Project

On our Twitch stream, we answered them all. I of the coolest things our viewers loved, is where to find projects. Information technology can ofttimes be a daunting feel when yous kickoff look at Open Source. There are so many projects and so many issues you almost don't know where to starting time. Hacktoberfest has made it easy past showcasing projects on their homepage.

Only did you too know you can search trending Open Source projects on GitHub? You lot can even filter by programming language, spoken language, and even date. We ran through an example on how to find a top Ruby project. If you check out our search terms you lot'll find the height Cherry-red projects for today.

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You can fifty-fifty search past developers. If yous desire to find a top developer contributing to the language you want to write, and so you can exercise just that besides. We constitute a Reddish dev with nearly half dozen,000 contributions just this year!

There's and then many means to discover projects you're interested in. Taking a look at trending open source repos are just one way of doing this.

Open Source Friday stream

If yous missed this epic talk on our Open up Source Friday stream, don't worry. It's all recorded and you lot can check it out on YouTube. You tin can e'er bring together us on one of our Open Source Fri sessions. You'll run into lots of awesome developers, connect with the customs, and have the chance to ask questions from both GitHub staff and open up source maintainers.

Follow us on our Twitch Channel and bring together our Meetup Group. Nosotros postal service all our upcoming Open Source Fri streams, as well as meetups for your region. Looking forrard to seeing yous on the next live stream, and proficient luck with all your Hacktoberfest Contributions.