First Contributions: learn how to contribute to open source projects

📰 Dev.to · Ayushi Rajput

Learn to contribute to open source projects with a hands-on tutorial

beginner Published 5 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Find an open source project on GitHub or other platforms
  2. Read the project's Readme and Contributing guidelines
  3. Choose a suitable issue to work on and assign it to yourself
  4. Make changes to the code and commit them
  5. Create a pull request and wait for review
Who Needs to Know This

Junior developers and open source enthusiasts can benefit from this tutorial to get started with contributing to open source projects. Team leaders can also encourage their team members to participate in open source contributions to improve their skills.

Key Insight

💡 Contributing to open source projects can help improve coding skills and build a strong portfolio

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Learn to contribute to open source projects with a hands-on tutorial

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I followed the hands-on tutorial in the Readme of first contributions and made my first pull request...
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