Yes, you read it right. You can still participate in Hacktoberfest, make meaningful contributions, and stand a chance to win some cool swags. It's our version of enabling more and more developers to contribute to open source and still keep the excitement of getting t-shirts alive one more year :D
What is DoWhile?
DoWhile is a platform that helps thousands of developers from across the globe to work with OSS repos. Developers use DoWhile to search, understand, and contribute to 2000+ open source codebases.
One of the biggest problems with open-source contributions, especially for those just starting out, is understanding the complex codebase. You find yourself going through tons of code, docs or relying on someone in the community to address your doubts.
Let's admit it: contributing to open source is complicated and a craft mastered over time with patience. We can at least make it a bit easier. AI tools get all the rage for doing more harm than good, especially when it comes to coding related tasks. DoWhile challenges that. It's not made for a fancy prototype, but a reliable system that can help you search and understand a codebase.
So how does DoWhile x Hacktoberfest 2023 work?
Before I dig deeper, I want to clarify that this is not "official" Hacktoberfest merch (because there isn't any this time :p), but DoWhile merch that you get when you contribute to open source in the month of October!
It's simple: make four meaningful (read non-spam) contributions to any repo with >100 stars. We will verify and ship a really cool merch kit anywhere you are in the world!
Hacktoberfest has been infamous for spamming the maintainer community for many low-quality contributions. We sincerely hope that now, with DoWhile, even beginners can take up a bit more challenging issues that make an impact on the OSS ecosystem.
So, gear up for an exciting month full of fun, learning, and hacking this October! See you all at Hacktoberfest 2023!