Hello world!
This site exists to help you make the most of Hacktoberfest
, which typically occurs on GitHub during the month of October. Information for the current year is typically available on the Hacktoberfest website.
Hacktoberfest: A HOWTO
Here are some best practices for creating issues that encourage people to give useful PRs in response. Because Hacktoberfest is a unique time of year that brings new folks to open source repositories, take special care to minimize confusion and frustration.
This repo contains tips for two sets of folks:
- Repo owners that create issues and handle incoming pull requests
- Hacktoberfest participants that want to use the allure of an evolving digital badge to try out contributing to open source.