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Isabel Costa: Contributing to Open Source
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Isabel is a Software Engineer from Portugal, currently based in London, UK. She is passionate about contributing to Open Source and helping people feel less intimidated by it. She was a Google Summer of Code (GSoC) student and this year she is a GSoC mentor and admin with AnitaB.org Open Source. She is also one of the Community Leaders for AnitaB.org London chapter.
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/isabelcmdcosta
Twitter: https://twitter.com/isabelcmdcosta
Isabel shares some really useful insights about contributing to Open Source including tips on how to get started and how to get involved.
Here are some really handy resources she mentions during the talk:
Google Summer of Code: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
24 Pull Requests: https://24pullrequests.com/
Hacktoberfest: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/
Outreachy: https://www.outreachy.org/
Open Food Facts organization: https://github.com/openfoodfacts
Open Data Kit organization: https://github.com/getodk
Hire me (the first project she contributed to): https://github.com/fvcproductions/hire-me
AnitaB.org Open Source on GitHub: https://github.com/anitab-org
Overcoming blockers about contributing to Open Source: https://isabelcosta.github.io/posts/overcoming-blockers-about-contributing-to-open-source/
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