Tip for newbies: often there’s labels called “good first issue” or “my first PR” on a lot of projects that are small tasks that can introduce you to the project and make a meaningful change!
This is exactly what I was looking for. There are all these tutorials about Git and Github technologies, but none of them actually tell you how to work with them. Thank you very much for helping out with the clearly neglected front end part.
That was nice introduction for first time contribution. I actually did my first contribution today after learning from this video. It was small HTML/CSS contribution to a project but felt nice for first steps. Thanks Ma'am
Wow! I've always wondered how there is no help for someone new to open source. Short and simple steps for one's first commit. Thank you, it was much needed!
Reading the documentation and making updates there is a good start that way you understand about the system and that opens the door for more changes in the product
I Like Cammi Williams's explanation about how to contribute to the first first open source project, It is clearly explained and easy for the beginner to understand, Great!
I actually made a contribution towards Facebook/react repo but after that when I made another contributions my local fork contains commits that are from previous contribution. I actually want to know how to keep my fork in sync with main react repo. I always mess up , I followed a lot of tutorials still no luck.
Thank you for detailed description of the process! This helped me to make my first Github contribution. Only hiccup I had - I needed to generate token to be able to commit my changes. Thank you again. :)
I've been an open source software enthusiast for a long time now, what I've come to realize over time is that the value of open source is not just in software but in all things. When we can learn to apply the principle of open source along with the principle of decentralization to our systems of education, scientific development, governments, security, economics structure and incentives as well as corporate entities humanity will be able to level up we won't need to rely on unsustainable means of energy production, And we will have a framework to be a community of empowered individuals. We can bypass hierarchical systems that lean towards tyranny overtime. And free ourselves from relying on systems that don't fit our best interest.
Thanks for making this video, I've been searching for a video that could help me get started with open source project and this tutorial is just awesome.
This is the video that a newbie requires.Such a helpful video.Thanks for making such videos.But can you suggests some projects where a newbie can contibute to,I mean the organizations.
I think its a good idea to hang on the developer mailing list and get an idea who the contributors are and what they're working on. See who could be a sort of teacher.
I dont get the branches and stuff. if someone changes the code while youre working on it and when you pull your code. it wont be compatible with the new code. i dont understand how that works.
Sorry for the silly question, but I'd like to know what she means when she mentions the term "SOURCE CODE" in quotes like that? What is she saying about the source code of an open source with that?
11:09 But you created your own repo, so now you have a copy of the project on your github account and your local drive, how does other people contribution affect your copy? Why do you still need to write off of master?
Great video, thanks a lot. But a bit misleading about opensource. Opensource projects aren NOT FREE. You should look for a license to find out what are you allowed to do with the code. If the license tells that the project is free to use/modify/republish then yes, its essentially free. But there are tons of different types of licenses, moreover project owner may SELL a license. For example, look at Qt, it is opensource and has 2 types of licenses; The first one is free and says that you are free to use the source code in your OPEN SOURCE, PROJECTS, while the second one is paid and says that you can use Qt in any (private/commercial/etc.) project. By the way, if a repository is missing a license, then you're not allowed to do anything with it, you can only view😂
I'm pretty new, but doesn't "Open Source" just mean the code is open to view, Doesn't make it open to use or modify? Shouldn't you check the license before doing whatever you want with the code?
@@tonypatriota6408 you can search for “Awesome” on github, you will find some repos with a list of begginer friendly or good first time only, the great part is that some lists are sorted by programming lenguaje, so you can find a project with a lenguaje you are confortable with, i think that is a good place to start Hope this is helpful🤘🏻
How to Do open source Oh it's easy! Just go to the most abstract repo , pytorch which just needs artificial intelligence Or 4 year Undergrad math 1. Updates Tech docs (OK for demo passes demo at least) Clones
If you're not confident enough, you can do docs translation. Some people might think when they do translation they are not contributing as much as someone who writes code. But this couldn't be further from the truth! Imagine all the projects without docs!
Couldn't agree more. Documentation, whether translating or improving is very important for any OS project, and often the primary developers don't have time/inclination/skills to keep up documentation, so people who help with that, even if they have no coding ability, are very valuable to the project.
I'm completely new to coding and open source, and documentation being so important for developers, shouldn't more experienced coders contribute to the docs ? (sorry if this was a stupid question 😂)
@@mananwashere It's not a stupid question, yes experience dev write the doc, but someone with basic knowledge of the framework in question can do the TRANSLATION
This is a fantastic introduction to open-source contributions. I always wanted to get into this. But never knew where to exactly start. I have more confidence now to undertake these projects. Thanks Cami!
What requirements need for open source If any one know how to start prepration for open source Plz Help me or give me guidance (roadmap) My ig id is attacker frnd 😄😄
This is one amazing video. Very informative and very explanatory yet very detailed in demonstration and straight to the point. This was tremendously helpful to me, someone who is trying to slowly myself as a software developer yet going through the clueless beginning. THANK YOU CAMI
Please answer this question or a video on this topic will be great. I have learnt Java, C, C++ where I have learnt for loop, while etc, basically all basics with algos. Additionally I have learnt HTML, CSS at beginner level. I spent whole day searching repositories, saw issues but when to contribute something meaningful (not a readme file typo fix)- "I don't know where to start, how to locate - just blank" I have watched tons of videos haven't found my answer. Let me know right direction, or if I am lacking skills.
It helped a lot to understand. I haven't contributed to any open source project yet. Just a question, is forking necessary? Can I create a branch from master and then commit+push and then raise the pull request to master?
Facebook: Let's preach open source. It will make us look good!!! Me: Ok, start by releasing the all the Facebook sourcecode Facebook: No... thats proprietary Me: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thank you ! other videos didn't do a complete example so I didn't wanna mess my first contribution! but this was from start to finish, fantastic. Great video!
I have a question After forking the repo and downloading the codebase how do you go about testing the code and running different parts of the code? Do you just create a py file in the repo and import the downloaded codebase? or do you do something else? Thanks in advance
Gosh I have watched so many videos on how to contribute to a project all seems to be confusing each other and in the process confusing me , but here I am watching this single video and it's as clear as day 😊
Tip for newbies: often there’s labels called “good first issue” or “my first PR” on a lot of projects that are small tasks that can introduce you to the project and make a meaningful change!
thanks for the tip
Should I search for these in a specific repository or do a global search to find repositories with issues labeled as "good first issue" etc?
Thank you for the advice.
@@Limpuls You should first get into the repo where you want to contribute and then search these terms in that repo. Hope this may answer your query.
@@ArynKr It does, thank you!
This is an underrated video. People just talk about open-source and its uses and everything but this is what a beginner actually need
This is exactly what I was looking for. There are all these tutorials about Git and Github technologies, but none of them actually tell you how to work with them. Thank you very much for helping out with the clearly neglected front end part.
That was nice introduction for first time contribution.
I actually did my first contribution today after learning from this video. It was small HTML/CSS contribution to a project but felt nice for first steps.
Thanks Ma'am
How long does it take to make first contribution
@@niteshchowdhury2567 depends on you
Wow! I've always wondered how there is no help for someone new to open source. Short and simple steps for one's first commit. Thank you, it was much needed!
Reading the documentation and making updates there is a good start that way you understand about the system and that opens the door for more changes in the product
Woah mann! I thought I was watching a 500k subscriber channel!
This is so much Pro lvl good content. Very nicely explained!
Hey bro would you give me some tips on an open source project I want to start?
This is an official Facebook channel.
I Like Cammi Williams's explanation about how to contribute to the first first open source project, It is clearly explained and easy for the beginner to understand, Great!
This is really nice. Contributing to docs is how I started my open source journey.
I actually made a contribution towards Facebook/react repo but after that when I made another contributions my local fork contains commits that are from previous contribution.
I actually want to know how to keep my fork in sync with main react repo. I always mess up , I followed a lot of tutorials still no luck.
Most useful guide I have seen so far on first open source contribution! Thank you so much Cami Williams, I'm in love with you now ❤️
Clear, concise and descriptive content I learned a lot as I have just started coding and was thinking to work in open source project
Thank you for detailed description of the process! This helped me to make my first Github contribution. Only hiccup I had - I needed to generate token to be able to commit my changes. Thank you again. :)
I've been an open source software enthusiast for a long time now, what I've come to realize over time is that the value of open source is not just in software but in all things.
When we can learn to apply the principle of open source along with the principle of decentralization to our systems of education, scientific development, governments, security, economics structure and incentives as well as corporate entities humanity will be able to level up
we won't need to rely on unsustainable means of energy production, And we will have a framework to be a community of empowered individuals.
We can bypass hierarchical systems that lean towards tyranny overtime. And free ourselves from relying on systems that don't fit our best interest.
Thanks for making this video, I've been searching for a video that could help me get started with open source project and this tutorial is just awesome.
Great video. Finally, the perfect guidelines to start contributing! Good suggestion "start by editing the doc of a repo". Thanks.
This is the video that a newbie requires.Such a helpful video.Thanks for making such videos.But can you suggests some projects where a newbie can contibute to,I mean the organizations.
Awesome guide, first pull requested submitted! Ready for Hacktoberfest!
Thank you! very well explained and very helpful for someone who is beginner in open-source github contribution space
Great explanation. Previously, I was always unsure where to start with. Thanks.
I think its a good idea to hang on the developer mailing list and get an idea who the contributors are and what they're working on. See who could be a sort of teacher.
A lot of useful tips for first time open source contributers packed in a concise video format
Great video! Super easy to follow and helpful to those just getting started with open source contributions
Thanks for a good run-through contributing to open source
Thank you! This is perfect. Now I know where / how to start contributing.
Bro, I have an idea for an open project so would you give me some tips on it?
This video is a great intro for newbies like me caz it has a hands on pov experience as compared to other videos.
Thanks a hell lot.
This is super easy to Follow. Sharing with members of my community.
Na you direct me come here.
@@victorelezua winning souls. Lol
Thanks a lot for the video. will be making my first contribution soon.
me too!
Thank you very much, you explained it very elegantly.
I dont get the branches and stuff. if someone changes the code while youre working on it and when you pull your code. it wont be compatible with the new code. i dont understand how that works.
Great starting guide for Open Source contribution! I am looking forward to sharing your video during #Hacktoberfest this year!
Sorry for the silly question, but I'd like to know what she means when she mentions the term "SOURCE CODE" in quotes like that? What is she saying about the source code of an open source with that?
how to run that code that you forked on your computer in case you changed a method?
@00:20secs Why did you say "source code" in inverted commas? Is that like Dr Evil saying "LASERS"?
11:09
But you created your own repo, so now you have a copy of the project on your github account and your local drive, how does other people contribution affect your copy? Why do you still need to write off of master?
17:49 I like your optimism.
This was very useful! Thank you.
Thank you for this! Your tutorials are so helpful for a noob like me. :)
hey Bro would you give me some tips on an open source project I want to start?
Concise and precise thank you
Still says FACEBOOK... 😏
Thank you for the video! Which IDE you are using for your mac?
Very Clear, Thank you!
Brilliant and to the point!
Thank you for Explaining by example.
This is so nice! Thank you maam.
This was fantastic!
How did you get that screenshot along with your changes in docs page,???
Great explanation, thanks
Great video, thanks a lot. But a bit misleading about opensource. Opensource projects aren NOT FREE. You should look for a license to find out what are you allowed to do with the code. If the license tells that the project is free to use/modify/republish then yes, its essentially free. But there are tons of different types of licenses, moreover project owner may SELL a license.
For example, look at Qt, it is opensource and has 2 types of licenses; The first one is free and says that you are free to use the source code in your OPEN SOURCE, PROJECTS, while the second one is paid and says that you can use Qt in any (private/commercial/etc.) project.
By the way, if a repository is missing a license, then you're not allowed to do anything with it, you can only view😂
I am here for this garl
that's a great tutorial, well done!
Thanks a Lot for sharing your effort.
Thanks for this wonderful video.
That's amazing
Thank You
this video was super helpful, thank you♥
Bro would you give me some tips on an open source project I want to start?.
I'm pretty new, but doesn't "Open Source" just mean the code is open to view, Doesn't make it open to use or modify? Shouldn't you check the license before doing whatever you want with the code?
Awesome primer!
Can I apply for Facebook america from India??
Thanks for the tutorial
Thanks!
Thank you :)
Thank You for teaching me 😄😄😄
It is a sold guide for contribution. thank you
Bro would you give me some tips on an open source project I want to start?..
@@tonypatriota6408 Search Github for projects like ReactJS, VueJS, Laravel ... etc
@@tahseenalaa7030 ok
Thanks Cami!
Really great info! Definitely a solid guide and awesome reference video, thanks!
Thanks, this was super useful
i tried to build pytorch from source for development it was a nightmare! there are some serious issues with cuda/GCC/ubuntu versions
Bro would you give me some tips on an open source project I want to start?..
AWESOME!!
So none of you is gonna say she's cute with mad skills . okay
Thank you 🙏
This video didn't teach me how to contribute my code to other people :(
Thanks for the awesome video!
Bro would you give me some tips on an open source project I want to start?...
@@tonypatriota6408 you can search for “Awesome” on github, you will find some repos with a list of begginer friendly or good first time only, the great part is that some lists are sorted by programming lenguaje, so you can find a project with a lenguaje you are confortable with, i think that is a good place to start
Hope this is helpful🤘🏻
@@alexdelgado186 thanks a lot bro!
Great video
Great And Wow moment😅,
How to Do open source
Oh it's easy!
Just go to the most abstract repo , pytorch which just needs artificial intelligence Or 4 year Undergrad math
1. Updates Tech docs (OK for demo passes demo at least)
Clones
it was awsm. thanks
I can hear the fans from your computer lol
If you're not confident enough, you can do docs translation. Some people might think when they do translation they are not contributing as much as someone who writes code. But this couldn't be further from the truth! Imagine all the projects without docs!
Couldn't agree more. Documentation, whether translating or improving is very important for any OS project, and often the primary developers don't have time/inclination/skills to keep up documentation, so people who help with that, even if they have no coding ability, are very valuable to the project.
Is a grammatical error in the FAQ will be considered as a contribution and should I "pull request" for it???
@@AbhishekTiwari-jq8lc Yes. It may be a small contribution, but it is still a contribution.
I'm completely new to coding and open source, and documentation being so important for developers, shouldn't more experienced coders contribute to the docs ?
(sorry if this was a stupid question 😂)
@@mananwashere It's not a stupid question, yes experience dev write the doc, but someone with basic knowledge of the framework in question can do the TRANSLATION
This is a very solid introduction to open source contribution!
Hi mimi
Yeh
@@EricaTheScientist can u share frm where did u learn github using terminal???
I m first yr student nd want to make my first contribution soon
This is a fantastic introduction to open-source contributions. I always wanted to get into this. But never knew where to exactly start. I have more confidence now to undertake these projects. Thanks Cami!
@Phoenix 😨
@Phoenix r/unpopularopinion
@Phoenix i dont care about facebook , i only care what i can learn from open source
thanks, good video! I'm trying to hop into open source to better my chances for internships.
What requirements need for open source
If any one know how to start prepration for open source Plz Help me or give me guidance (roadmap)
My ig id is attacker frnd 😄😄
Thanks a lot! I've just made my first contribution!
This is one amazing video. Very informative and very explanatory yet very detailed in demonstration and straight to the point. This was tremendously helpful to me, someone who is trying to slowly myself as a software developer yet going through the clueless beginning. THANK YOU CAMI
Please answer this question or a video on this topic will be great.
I have learnt Java, C, C++ where I have learnt for loop, while etc, basically all basics with algos.
Additionally I have learnt HTML, CSS at beginner level.
I spent whole day searching repositories, saw issues but when to contribute something meaningful (not a readme file typo fix)- "I don't know where to start, how to locate - just blank"
I have watched tons of videos haven't found my answer.
Let me know right direction, or if I am lacking skills.
Thank you for this solid much-needed introduction. It's quite helpful as a first step into the open source world.
hey Bro would you give me some tips on an open source project I want to start?
It helped a lot to understand. I haven't contributed to any open source project yet. Just a question, is forking necessary? Can I create a branch from master and then commit+push and then raise the pull request to master?
Facebook: Let's preach open source. It will make us look good!!!
Me: Ok, start by releasing the all the Facebook sourcecode
Facebook: No... thats proprietary
Me: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is the best guide to get started with open source contribution......kudos to the creator :)
This is called 'tutorial'. Just the thing I was searching from weeks... 🤞🏻
Broskiiss who is this baddie? I can't even focus on what she's saying
Absolute cutie fr
@@ddotmars yeah hella cute btw fibo nacho is a funny name dawgg.
Thank you for the great introduction, much appreciated.
Bro, hey would you give me some tips on an open source project I want to start?
Thank you ! other videos didn't do a complete example so I didn't wanna mess my first contribution! but this was from start to finish, fantastic. Great video!
Great guide and explanation. The terminal ash method is also very interesting
you look like emily black
HI, I loved your explanation.
I just have a quick question.
Are you really human or AI generated Digital Avatar?
she is AI , i think lol
I have a question
After forking the repo and downloading the codebase how do you go about testing the code and running different parts of the code?
Do you just create a py file in the repo and import the downloaded codebase?
or do you do something else?
Thanks in advance
Thank you ❤
Gosh I have watched so many videos on how to contribute to a project all seems to be confusing each other and in the process confusing me , but here I am watching this single video and it's as clear as day 😊