Contributing to an Open Source Project on GitHub

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Kamran Ayub

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01.Course Overview

01.01.Course Overview.mp4

01:34

02.Getting Involved in an Open Source Project

02.01.Welcome.mp4

00:51

02.02.Benefits of Contributing to Open Source.mp4

05:48

02.03.Understanding the Different Types of Contributions.mp4

03:16

02.04.Finding a Project to Contribute To.mp4

02:00

02.05.Onboarding Yourself to a New Project.mp4

04:46

02.06.Checking the Pulse of a Project.mp4

07:09

02.07.Summary.mp4

00:53

03.Preparing to Make a Contribution

03.01.Overview.mp4

01:31

03.02.Making Your First Contribution in GitHub.mp4

02:35

03.03.Understanding Forks and Remotes.mp4

02:30

03.04.Demo Working with a Fork Using GitHub Desktop.mp4

03:03

03.05.Demo Working with a Fork Using the Command-Line.mp4

02:38

03.06.Finding Work and Engaging the Team.mp4

04:48

03.07.Drafting a Great Pull Request.mp4

05:02

03.08.Summary.mp4

00:38

04.Collaborating Effectively on Pull Requests

04.01.Overview.mp4

00:49

04.02.Dealing with Conflict.mp4

07:25

04.03.Working with Code Reviews.mp4

04:56

04.04.Resolving Merge Conflicts.mp4

04:14

04.05.Undoing or Reverting Changes.mp4

05:09

04.06.Rewriting History and Fixing Mistakes.mp4

05:32

04.07.Recovering from a Public Rebase.mp4

02:44

04.08.Integrating Changes from Others.mp4

04:26

04.09.Splitting a Pull Request Apart.mp4

05:59

04.10.Checking, Merging, and Closing Pull Requests.mp4

04:58

04.11.Summary.mp4

00:43

05.Staying Updated With Social Features

05.01.Overview.mp4

00:47

05.02.Keeping Updated on Your Interests.mp4

00:48

05.03.Following a Project by Stargazing and Watching.mp4

02:30

05.04.Subscribing to Issues and Pull Requests.mp4

02:20

05.05.Following and Unfollowing Users.mp4

01:00

05.06.Setting Your Activity Status.mp4

01:45

05.07.Summary.mp4

00:56

05.08.Next Steps.mp4

02:04

Description

In this course, you will learn how to get involved in an open source project by being an effective contributor. You'll understand how to onboard yourself, engage the team, work with others, and walk through real-world scenarios.

What You'll Learn?

Where do you begin to get involved in an open source project? In this course, Contributing to an Open Source Project on GitHub, you will learn foundational knowledge of how to be an effective open source contributor. First, you will explore how to find a project that suits your interests. Next, you will discover how to tackle common pull request scenarios in the real world by working with others. Finally, you will learn how to leverage GitHub's social features to keep updated on what you care about most. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of working with open source projects needed to make high-quality contributions you will be proud of.

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Kamran Ayub

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Kamran Ayub is a technologist specializing in building full-stack solutions with a focus on modern web technology and cloud native architecture. He's spent over 8 years implementing consumer-facing and line of business applications for Fortune 500 companies using a vast array of technologies. He strives to design impeccable user experiences built using solid software quality practices like testability, scalability, and maintainability. Kamran loves sharing what he knows and presents regularly at regional conferences and user groups, including NDC MN and Midwest.js. He helps maintain the Excalibur.js open source game engine, runs the video game organization app, Keep Track of My Games, dabbles in game development, and is active in open source.

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