Ruth
Jan 13, 2021
Please welcome Ruth Ikegah, @IkegahRuth Backend developer and technical writer
Jan 13. to 20. on @imakefoss
Interview: https://t.co/LsQxGRH8Q0
@imakefoss is a Twitter rotation curation account, an interview blog and a YouTube channel. https://t.co/TFFfBpUyOU
Jan 13, 2021
Thanks IMakeFOSS for the opportunity to curate Open Source content for a week!
I’d be tweeting about two main topics for the next 7 days :)
- Getting started with Open Source
- Burnout in Open Source Projects
Stay tuned for amazing content!
- Ruth Ikegah
Jan 14, 2021
What open source software is and why you should contribute?
What is Open Source Software? Open-source software is a software in which source code is publicly available grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.
Jan 14, 2021
What open source software is and why you should care
What is Open Source Software? Open-source software is a type of software in which source code is publicly available and grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose
Jan 14, 2021
Why Should you Contribute to Open Source?
- It helps you improve your technical and existing skills as you will be collaborating with different developers around the software
- It helps you gain both soft skills and people skills
Jan 14, 2021
- An opportunity to improve and enhance the software you rely on
- Remote work experience
- Network and collaboration Paid opportunities and internships
Jan 14, 2021
In the next thread, I will be sharing the different ways you can contribute to Open Source software without writing code. Feel free to pop in your questions and ideas in the comment section.
Jan 15, 2021
Open Source is not just about code!
Different ways you can contribute to Open Source software without writing code.
- Documentation( guides, translations, tutorials etc.)
- Planning and organizing events
- Design
- Onboarding and helping new members
- Code reviews and mentoring
Jan 17, 2021
Save the date, folks! ⏰📝
Monica, @peripateticacad, meets Ruth, @IkegahRuth, on Tuesday, January 19 at 2:00 p.m. UTC, for an interview. Live on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/0LKnPZizJp
~ @josp0001 https://t.co/z5zBr6cyeU
Jan 17, 2021
@fosdem ‘21 is on February 6 & 7! Online this year, as a free event, without registration!
Who of our followers is taking part and would like to report here between February 3rd and 10th? Please reply to this tweet. Thanks!
~ josp0001 https://t.co/IEpcwYb6Ob
Jan 18, 2021
RT @peripateticacad: (Virtually) going to FOSDEM? Follow @imakefoss? Let us know if you’re interested in being a guest curator that week an…
Jan 18, 2021
Still on getting started with open source but let’s look at making your open source project beginner-friendly
For Maintainers and long-term contributors:
- A detailed README file, here’s a template:
Jan 18, 2021
- What the project does
- The features and benefits of the project
- How users can get started with the project
- Where users can get help with your project
- Who maintains and contributes to the project
Jan 18, 2021
- Onboarding new contributors, handholding if possible
- Use of an issue template to help put good context when creating issues
- A Contributing file with a basic GitHub workflow to guide first-time contributors
- Maintaining diversity and inclusion amongst contributors
Jan 18, 2021
In the next thread, I will be sharing some useful tips and resources for first-time contributors
- @IkegahRuth
Jan 19, 2021
We are live in 5 minutes!
Interview with Ruth Ikegah and Monica Ayhens-Madon.
Link: https://t.co/0LKnPZizJp https://t.co/EXrAyaPwQI
Jan 19, 2021
Tips for first-time contributors in Open-Source!!
- Go through the readme to know what the project or software is about
- Read the contributing guidelines
- Check open issues, read through if you can implement them, make a comment to take it up
Jan 19, 2021
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Use the software or project and report bugs or ideas you have to improve it
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Most importantly, focus on quality and not quantity!
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@IkegahRuth
Jan 20, 2021
It’s my last day curating IMakeFOSS ! It’s been an awesome week, I had the chance of tweeting about Open Source, also I had an amazing video stream with @peripateticacad (An amazing host!)
I want to highlight the amazing projects I contribute to in this thread!
- @IkegahRuth
Jan 20, 2021
Scalable Onboarding Project @gnome. This project focuses on how to do scalable onboarding for newcomers
Jan 20, 2021
Thanks iMakeFOSS for the opportunity and audience!