Intro

Hey there! I'm Ashish, a proud contributor to Hacktoberfest 2023. This marked my debut in both Hacktoberfest and the world of open-source contributions. The journey has been nothing short of amazing. Stay tuned for the exciting story!
GITHUB

Highs and Lows

Starting from the beginning, I signed up for Hacktoberfest and grasped the basics of Git and GitHub by October 8th.

My initial contributions in early October were on some less meaningful repositories, but I soon realized their futility. So, I shifted my focus towards genuine contributions.

Venturing into repositories with complex C/C++ codebases proved challenging. I resorted to contributing to documentation in one repository, and to my amazement, it got merged - a pleasant surprise!

With an aspiring developer's mindset, I persevered, attempting contributions in various repositories. While some were rejected, others turned out to be inactive.

As the event neared its end, I stumbled upon a movie website repository written in HTML and CSS. I made multiple contributions, and two were successfully merged, making me the happiest person on the planet.

However, the repository presented complex issues I couldn't resolve. So, I came up with a unique idea. I uploaded an app I had developed in Dart the previous year on GitHub and made a contribution, which I naturally merged myself.

Despite some setbacks, I didn't achieve anything particularly unique. Nonetheless,

I'm content with the little I was able to accomplish.

Growth

I've come a long way from knowing the languages to understanding their practical use in development. Learning CLI and Git was a game-changer. The vast world of open source is thrilling! Ready to contribute and participate in more events.