Hacktoberfest 2020

Have you ever ever noticed one thing in Ember code or documentation that wanted fixing?
Did you need to get entangled in contributing to open supply, however you don’t have any concept the place to start out?

Excellent news! It is Hacktoberfest 2020, and you might be invited to take part in Ember-focused particular occasions and mentorship alternatives by the month of October.
You can also make some commits, meet some new individuals, and perhaps get some free stuff!

What’s Hacktoberfest?

Hacktoberfest is an annual, worldwide celebration organized by DigitalOcean and sponsored by many firms that use open supply software program.

Right here is the premise:

• Enroll anytime between October 1 and October 31.
• Make 4 legitimate Pull Requests to any public repositories on GitHub.
• If you’re among the many first 70,000 builders who full the problem, you get a prize. This 12 months, you may choose between a T-shirt and a tree planted in your title.

Many open supply venture maintainers put in some further effort throughout Hacktoberfest to make it simple and enjoyable to take part in open supply.

What is going on within the Ember neighborhood?

This is what you may anticipate this 12 months!

• On Saturday, October tenth, previous contributors shall be out there to pair with anybody who needs to assist out! You probably have questions or want some assist discovering a problem to work on, this can be a great spot to start out. Mentors can be found 9am-10am ET, and 9pm-10pm ET. Click on the hyperlinks to see occasions in your individual time zone.
• On Friday, October sixteenth, there shall be an Ember Contributors Workshop! Tickets are bought out however you may learn extra in regards to the occasion on the EmberFest web site.
• At any time, be part of the #hacktoberfest channel within the Ember Group Discord to attach with different builders. You will discover a buddy to pair with, a mentor to information you, or toss round concepts.

If you’re somebody who’s prepared to assist mentor new contributors, please tell us in #hacktoberfest on Discord. Addon maintainers are welcome to publish points they need assistance with too!

Moreover, there are a number of extra teams inside the Ember Group Discord the place you could find others to collaborate with. There are Discord channels for girls, LGBTQ+, and other people of colour. If you happen to belong to a kind of teams, you may ask to affix within the #discord-server-admin channel.

How do I select what to work on?

All of it is dependent upon your pursuits! Among the finest methods to get entangled in open supply is to select up a teeny tiny difficulty so you may study the stream and what to anticipate. Then, take into account making an enchancment to one thing you recurrently use; for instance, a characteristic, take a look at, or repair to API documentation.

For concepts, you may go to Ember’s Assist Needed. The Ember Studying Group and others are curating some tremendous beginner-friendly points. In Assist Needed, you could find these points, together with extra intermediate and superior points. If you wish to assist, touch upon a problem to let others know that you’re engaged on it. If the problem you need to work on is taken, strive asking if the opposite volunteers wish to collaborate!

Can I take part if I’m not engaged on Ember issues?

Completely! Hacktoberfest is a celebration for all open supply initiatives. Ember is only one of many.