Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source software. Started originally by our friends at DigitalOcean
This year, we're celebrating open source software by hosting a workshop for software developers and enthusiasts.
Here is a quick way to contribute to this project:
- Register to start hacking.
- Add your name to the
CONTRIBUTORS.md
file - Add a profile page to the
profiles
directory - Create a simple "Hello, World" script in a JavaScript framework of your choice
Make a pull request for your work and wait for it to be merged!
- Fork this repository (Click the Fork button in the top right of this page, click your Profile Image)
- Clone your fork down to your local machine
git clone https://github.com/your-username/hacktoberfest.git
- Create a branch
git checkout -b branch-name
- Make your changes (choose from any task below)
- Commit and push
git add .
git commit -m 'Commit message'
git push origin branch-name
- Create a new pull request from your forked repository (Click the
New Pull Request
button located at the top of your repo) - Wait for your PR review and merge approval!
- Star this repository if you had fun!
Add your name to the CONTRIBUTORS.md
file using the below convention:
#### Name: [YOUR NAME](GitHub link)
- Place: City, State, Country
- Bio: Who are you?
- Email: [email protected]
- GitHub: [GitHub account name](GitHub link)
Add a Your_Name.md
file to the profiles
directory. Use any combination of content and Markdown you'd like. Here is an example:
# Your Name
### Location
Your City/Country
### Academics
Your School
### Interests
- Some Things You Like
### Projects
- [My Project](GitHub Link) Short Description
### Profile Link
[Your Name](GitHub Link)
Add a hello_world_yourusername.js
script to the scripts
directory in any JavaScript technology of your choice! Here is an example:
'use strict';
// LANGUAGE: Javascript
// ENV: Node.js
// AUTHOR: Your Name
// GITHUB: https://github.com/YourUserName
console.log('Hello, World!');
Name the file hello_world_yourusername.js
.
Don't forget to include the comments as seen above. Feel free to include additional information about the language you choose in your comments too! Like a link to a helpful introduction or tutorial.
Here is my hello_world
example: hello_world_joshuamabina.js