Introduction to Hacktoberfest for students of Pillai College of Engineering

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2. Google Developers Student Club PCE
SPEAKERS
Nishant Dixit
Connect
AAarya Zunjarrao
Connect

3. ALL LINKS ARE IN THE SLIDES ITSELF
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● Git
● Github
● Hacktober website Link

4. What is Hacktoberfest?
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What is Open Source?
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Introduction to Git and Github
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Make your first Pull request
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AGENDA
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5. WHAT IS
HACKTOBERFEST?
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6. Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source event.
Hacktoberfest is open to everyone in our global community! In this event,
Four quality pull requests must be submitted to public GitHub repositories -
i.e. Open source projects on GitHub.
Steps to register -
Step 1 - Create a GitHub account for free.
Step 2 - Register at Hacktoberfest official website using your GitHub ID.
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https://hacktoberfest.com/

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DIGITAL BADGES FOR JUST PARTICIPATING

9. WHAT IS
OPEN SOURCE?
Open source means that the code is publicly available for everyone
to view and modify.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CML6vfKjQss

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NOTABLE OSS APPLICATIONS
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12. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN
HACTOBERFEST?
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13. Maintains an open source
project, typically a veteran
developer, could give a
presentation on how to submit
pull/merge requests.
Maintainer
Already contributes to open
source, generally works in a
tech role, familiar with Git.
Contributor
Never made a pull request
before, or new to tech
in general.
Beginner
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN HACTOBERFEST?
Short answer: Open to All!
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14. HACKTOBERFEST 2023 / INSTRUCTIONS 6
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15. HACKTOBERFEST 2023 / INSTRUCTIONS 6
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Have a GitHub account
Register for Hacktoberfest using your GitHub account
Submit 4 Pull requests
Receive digital rewards from hacktoberfest sponsors
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HACKTOBERFEST LABEL

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EXACTLY WHAT DO I NEED
TO GET STARTED ?

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WHAT IS GIT
● Version control system
● Distributed System
● Free and Open source software
https://youtu.be/hwP7WQkmECE?si=lsyFyBuvnq
cgOm5a

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Developers without version control Developers with version control

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git init
Initialize empty repository
git status & log commands
Knowing current condition of workspace
git add .
Adding files to staging area
git remote repositories
Enables collaboration
A LOOK BACK…
git branching
Allows independent feature development
git commit -m “Your message”
Creating snapshots
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WHAT IS GITHUB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBy1zgt0XPc&t=
1s

23. PULL REQUEST
Merging changes along with a review, either
among branches or from a fork.
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PULL REQUEST FLOW

26. HACKTOBERFEST 2023 / INSTRUCTIONS 6
STEP 1 : Create a copy of the repository.
A] Fork the Repository
B] Clone the Repository
Combine the git clone command with
repository URL.
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Click the Fork button.

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STEP 2 : Create a new branch.
git branch new-branch
git checkout new-branch
OR Alternatively,
git checkout -b new-branch
STEP 3 : Make changes locally.
git add filename
OR
git add .
STEP 4 : Commit changes.
git commit -m
"message"
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STEP 5 : Push changes.
git push -u origin new-branch
STEP 6 : Create a pull request.

28. 6
GitHub Overview
Used for hosting remote repositories
GitHub Issues
Bug reports & feature requests
Public & Private repositories
Manage repository visibility
Github CLI
All of the above & more right in terminal
A LOOK BACK…
GitHub Pages
Free static site hosting
Pull requests
Contribute to others repositories
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29. DEMO for PR ?
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31. 4 PRs ARE TOO MUCH !?
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● Takes time to search for repositories
● Not familiar with how to search for hacktoberfest labels
● scared to contribute in big code base

32. GDSC - PCE will help you with 2 PRs
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● For Both Non-Technical and Technical individuals
● For Both beginners and experienced

33. hacktoberfest.com
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34. JOIN WHATSAPP
GROUP FOR
FURTHER UPDATES
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35. HAVE FUN!
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36. LET’S CONTRIBUTE !
Contact the Hacktoberfest team:
hacktoberfest@digitalocean.com