First Hacktoberfest Participation
October 1, 2021
Participated in my first Hacktoberfest - a month-long celebration of open source. Contributed to many open source projects throughout October, making meaningful pull requests and collaborating with developers worldwide.
Received awesome goodies from GitHub including a merch t-shirt, stickers, and an appreciation letter. The recognition felt amazing and validated my contributions to the open source community.
This was my first large-scale involvement in open source projects, and it sparked a lasting interest in contributing to the community. The experience taught me about collaborative development, code reviews, and the impact of open source software on the world.