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HOW TO FIND REPOSITORIES TO CONTRIBUTE?

There are lakhs of repositories for Hacktoberfest, which means there are many ways to search.

Github Search: Easiest way is to login to Github and search Hacktoberfest all over Github. This will show all the repositories.

Discord Server: The next method is joining the official channel of Hacktoberfest. Discord has separate channels for repositories which is participating in Hacktoberfest.

Make sure to read the contributing.md file before contributing in the particular repositories.

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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Registration to the official Hacktoberfest page should be done after 26th september and before 31st october

Contributions onwards October 1st and till 31st will be considered

Project Maintaners must accept the pull request in order for it to be counted as a contribution

First 50000 contributions will have a tree planted in their name by tree nation.

Participants who complete 4 pull requests or more will get exciting digital reward

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HOW TO IDENTIFY DOMAINS?

The domains can be identified by checking the tags in the particular repository. Github repositories also contain the tags which shows the programing language and technology

i.e the domain being used in the repository. This makes it easier to choose repositories based on respective competencies.

One more way is by reading the contributing.md or Readme.md of the repository. Sometimes if label is missing you can find out the domain by reading the Readme.md or contributing.md

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WHAT IS Github CO-PILOT?

Github copilot is an AI tool developed by Github in collaboration with OpenAI. It has many features like autocompletion of codes which suggests code based on what you are typing. It can also generate documentations related to the code and adapt from the patterns it observe while you are using it. It supports multiple programming languages, it also suggests test cases if your code is based on testing. It is integrated with Github which means you can save your work on Github as well directly from the co-pilot. This can also be added to IDEs like Visual Studio code as an extension.

MORE INFORMATION

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HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF PULL REQUEST IS ACCEPTED?

A mail will be sent from Hacktoberfest’s official email informing about the acceptance of pull request and the approval with a time gap of 7 days
You can also check from your profile in Hacktoberfest official website

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ADVANTAGES OF Hacktoberfest

Open source Contributions: By contributing to open source you will get a lot of experience on real life codebases and also to collaborate with other developers

Skill Enhancement: This also helps to enhance your skills or even develop new skills like git and github also domain based as well

Portfolio Development: Since the contributions reflect in Github it can be used to build your portfolio and can be used in resume’s project section showcasing your experience

Problem Solving Ability: Challenging Problems can be solved as open source put forward many real life challenging problems which enhances the problem solving ability of participants

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CAN THIS BE ADDED AS EXPERIENCE IN RESUME?

Yes this can be added in resume under the project section, youcan include all the repositories you have worked on as a project and give the link of the Github repository.

The following are some of the reasons why this can be included in your resume:

It demonstrates the skills you possess and shows your expertise in the particular domain or project

It demonstrates teamwork and adaptability to any team of developers

New skills like git and Github will also be added to your resume which enhances it further

Employers might recognize your projects, appreciate the hard work and skill level you possess