Demystifying Hacktoberfest
What is Demystifying Hacktoberfest?
It is 3 hours long virtual event hosted by us to teach everyone about open source and hacktoberfest from the beginning to the end by talented folks. We will cover all the things related to open source so that anyone who never heard about the open source can learn and start helping the community.
What we will cover in the event
Introduction to open-source. What does open-source mean?
What is Hacktoberfest?
What are Git and GitHub?
Workshop on using Git and GitHub for making Pull Request.
Deep dive into open-source. Best practices, How to make a quality contribution.
Doubts and Q&A.
Our Speakers
Praveen Kumar Purushothaman
Praveen Kumar Purushothaman is a software developer, mentor, and open-source contributor. He worked as Associate Director at Fitch Group, Inc London UK. He loves to help students to learn and grow.
Tapas Adhikary
Tapas Adhikary is a software developer, technical writer, and open-source enthusiast. He worked as a Senior Manager at Micro Focus. He is passionate about web development, and helping communities.
Tamal Das
Tamal Das is an open-source advocate at @CIC. He is also a fullstack web developer and has been working remotely across the globe as a Software Engineer. He is passionate about communities, collaborations and also Opensource.
Agenda
Wednesday 12th October '22
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM
Introduction - Susmita Dey
5:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Introduction to open-source - Tamal Das
5:45 PM to 6:00 PM
About Hacktoberfest - Aaquib Ali
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Introduction to Git and GitHub - Tapas Adhikary
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Deep dive into open-source - Praveen Kumar Purushothaman
7:00 PM to 7:15 PM
Showcasing Some Beginner Friendly Open Source Projects
7:15 PM to 7:45 PM
Doubts and Q&A
7:45 PM to 8:00 PM
Closing and Thank you - Susmita Dey
There will be digital swags and certificates for people who will be registering for the event. 🎁
See you all in the event day. ✨