Contributing to Open Source Projects — Roadmap Step & Resources
Finding a project, understanding its contribution guidelines and submitting a real PR
- Level: advanced
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: Git & GitHub Fundamentals
Mini projects
- Find a 'good first issue' on an open source project and submit a pull request
Interview questions
- What should you check in a repo's CONTRIBUTING.md before opening your first PR?
Study resources
- How to Contribute to Open Source (Article) — GitHub's own official Open Source Guide on making a first contribution.
- How to Contribute to Open Source Explained (Video) — A practical walkthrough of finding a good first issue and submitting a PR.
Part of
- Team Collaboration & Open Source Practices — section
- Git & GitHub Fundamentals roadmap — the full learning path