First Contribution

Hello, soldier! Welcome to the first contribution page. Here, you will learn how to contribute to open-source projects. This page will guide you through the process of making your first contribution to an open-source project on GitHub.

What is open source and why do I need to care about it?

Big question, right? to get more context start by watching this video:

Before you start make sure:

• You have a Github account. if not, you can create one here.
• You have a Git client installed on your computer. more details here.
• You have a code editor installed on your computer. more details here.
• You have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Ready? let's go:

1. Browse to this repository devc-casa-hacktoberfest
2. Fork this repository by clicking the Fork button at the top right corner of this page.
3. Clone your forked repository to your computer. You can do that by clicking on the green button that says Code and copy the URL.
4. Open your terminal and run the following command:

   git clone git@github.com:xxxx/devc-casa-hacktoberfest.git

   Replace xxxx with your Github username.
5. Open the project in your code editor and navigate to the open-source project folder.

   cd devc-casa-hacktoberfest code .

6. Create branch with your firstName and lastName, ex: firstName_lastName . Never use the master branch to create PR.

   git checkout -b firstName_lastName

7. Add your file firstName_lastName.yml (ex:firstName_lastName.yml) in the contributors/ directory in that branch.

   touch firstName_lastName.yml

8. Edit the file and add your informations.

   firstName: your_firstname 
   lastName: your_lastname 
   bio: Full-stack web developer at XXX
   github: your_github_username

9. Commit your changes.

   git add . git commit -m add firstName_lastName.yml

10. Push your changes to Github.

    git push origin firstName_lastName

11. Go back to Github and open a Pull Request. You can do that by going to your forked repository and click on the button that says Pull Request. more details here.
12. Wait for your Pull Request to be reviewed and merged.
13. Congratulations! You have made your first contribution to an open source project. your profile will be added to the contributors list.