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Hey, CodeLand! We're GitHub and we're honored to be a Patron sponsor of this year's event.

Brad Doss on June 16, 2022

Hi, CodeLand! Thanks for stopping by the digital GitHub booth. We're excited to connect with you here today! GitHub is a development platform in...
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Ayu Adiati

Super excited to see GitHub's sponsoring CodeLand! πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

I've been regularly contributing to my community's repo (it is open-source) to update our documentation.
And I'm always excited to learning more about and from open-source! 🀩

I use GitHub action to fetch and render my blog posts on my GitHub profile. But I haven't explored more. Maybe it's time for me to explore 😊

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Allison Blumenthal

I'm brand new to coding, but just learned how to get one of my introductory projects up on GitHub the other day. WHAT A GREAT TOOL! I'm pumped to use it throughout the future! It's so fantastic that GitHub is sponsoring CodeLand this year!

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It is so great that GitHub is sponsporing CodeLand, thank you for that!

I did contribute to open source but not as often as I wanted actually. I am currently getting into GitHub Actions, because this will make my skills to the next level.

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Dulya Perera

Almost all my projects, assignments are maintaining in GitHub. And I have made many open source project contributions since I'm an open source enthusiast.

When comes to the GitHub Actions, I have no words to express how much it has been useful for my projects. It makes everything easy and quick. After I learnt it, I always add GitHub Actions for my projects. But still I'm new to it (Started to learn it on last monthπŸ˜ŠπŸ˜‡). However, so far I have used Node.js, Deploy Node.js to Azure Web App, Docker image, Publish Docker Container likewise some basics😁.

GitHub is an amazing, useful and helpful platform to maintain our project easilyπŸ’–πŸ™.

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Harikesh Pallantla

Eager to see Github at CodeLand.

I contributed to a few open-source projects, I use GitHub and GitHub actions on a regular basis in my organisation. GitHub actions really simplified a lot of things like running some lint checks, sonar, unit tests, building docker images, publishing to ECR, creating Changelogs, etc. I am looking forward to GitHub's actions to become more mature.

Github Skills is an awesome initiative.

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Rafael B. Pires

I love the idea behind the GitHub platform and the way it is structured really functions well for me. For couple of months now I've been contributing to some open-source projects. Even as a beginner, I always try to correct some typo, minor bugs or help with translation or documentation. It's been fun and I'm learning a lot and getting used to using a lot of developer tools while I do it.

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Sarah Dye

I've made a couple of open source contributions. My first contribution was part of a Git and Github course I took when I started learning how to code. Most of my contributions I made after that were on newbie-friendly projects during Hacktoberfest.

I don't maintain an open source project right now, but I know that it in my future someday. I was going to create an open source for Hacktoberfest last year, but I wasn't able to get it ready for the celebration in time.

I haven't used Github actions before, but I've heard about it from others in the coding community so it is something I'd like to learn more and use in the future.

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Lara Krefski

Excited to see Github sponsoring Codeland 2022! I don't contribute to open source but I do contribute to my company's repo. I do want to get to a point where I feel comfortable contributing to open-source.

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Hussain Codes

GitHub is always there for us early-career developers sponsoring dev events and communities❀ I was happy to see them sponsor CodeLand after also seeing them sponsor the #100Devs class on Git and GitHub in which there were so many raffles (including a laptop!).

The GitHub Student Developer Pack also provided me tons of value and gave me free access to so many amazing tools that have been helping me in my Dev journeyπŸ™Œ

My first open source contribution was during Hacktoberfest last year and with GitHub it was fun connecting with the maintainer of the repo and getting my first PR acceptedπŸ₯³

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Jayesh Tembhekar

Yes, I have made open source contribution to multiple projects as an attendee of Hackathon 2021. That was my 1st ever exposure to open source world :)

I have maintained my own graduation project based on Data Science & learned about different project management good practices.

Hadn't used Github Actions yet.

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Brad Doss

Great to hear Jayesh! Here's an easy guide to get a quick start on GitHub Actions:

docs.github.com/en/actions/quickstart

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Aigars PluΔ£is

Nice to see GitHub as one of sponsors on CodeLand '22!

Have I ever made contribution? - Yes, did it at least twice (if my memory recalls it right).
Do I maintain a project? - Sadly not on GitHub, but I'm a member of organization which uses GitHub.
About GitHub Actions - have heard about them a bit, but never used them yet. Maybe later will use them, who knows?

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Nicholas Cruz

I have made an open source contribution to a README file, not actual code, but it still counts. I used GitHub Pages to deploy my portfolio website and am maintaining it there. It took some getting used to but I love it now. I have only used GitHub Actions for generating my daily.dev card automatically everyday.

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LevΓ­ Arista

I started contributing to open source at Hacktoberfest 2020. The fact that we all use other people's open source code is amazing and very interesting because it enhances the feeling of belonging to a community, with the sense of solidarity and collaboration.

I also started an open source project this year: Github Profile Header Generator as a participation in the Dev.to + Microsoft Azure hackathon, so this is also a contribution to the community 😊

And of course I'm using github Actions to deploy this project to Github pages, this Github automation has a lot of potential. Currently the company I'm working for also uses it and it's amazing, it saves a lot of time πŸš€.

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Christine

Have you ever made an open source contribution before: No, but I would like to once I get better at HTML, CSS, & JavaScript
Or maybe you maintain a project?: If repositories count, then yes.
What about GitHub Actions? Have you ever used them before? If so, what did you build?: No, but I would like to learn about them.

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moonshoeskelly

Big fan of GitHub here.

In grad school we used github for all of our projects. While my company uses bitbucket now, I still use github for my personal projects and portfolio.

I have not contributed to an open source project but I would definitely like to. It's a bit intimidating though. I hope there is a chance to learn more about it during the conference.

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Brad Doss

Absolutely! You can also use this quick guide so hopefully it's less intimidating! docs.github.com/en/get-started/exp...

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fizzybuzzybeezy

Hi Github! I started on Github with a project that I first created under Mercurial Hg and later moved to git in 2012. I believe I stopped development on it in 2014 and it's still hosted on your site. I used Github to host a few more tutorial projects while I was learning ruby and JavaScript, as well learn about Github's offerings and git itself. Also, I believe I've been utilizing Github's tech via freecodecamp.org's offerings. Anyhow, thank you for all you have done for sponsoring CodeLand and the open source community at-large!

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Andy Delso

Hello Github!

I've been using you service for a number of years, and my current employer does as well! They are using Actions for CI so I am starting to learn them as well; however, I am excited to start using them for apps I build as I learn more about Android development!

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chustedde

I've made open source contributions. I maintain some internal private projects for work, but don't currently have the time/energy to actively maintain an open source project. I've been reading about GitHub actions and think I'll give them a try soon! There are several that seem like they would be beneficial for our projects.

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Marshall Doig

Never contributed to open source, but I use GitHub for all my personal projects. GitHub Pages makes it easy for me to get my apps up and running quickly, without having to worry about domain registration etc.

Thanks for being a CodeLand sponsor!

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Meaghan

Hey there!
I am early in my dev journey and just starting to wrap my head around GitHub. I've haven't contributed to anything open source yet but I have found a few projects on GitHub that I'm interested it. Hoping to start contributing in the next few months.

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Jolene Kearse

Awesome to see GitHub sponsoring this event! I love the platform for the ability to organize my projects. I always feel a boost when I update my repos. And it's such a great resource for me when I re-encounter I problem I've already solved, I just check my old code!

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Dennie Chan

I am an early career software engineer and I recently had the opportunity to work on an open source project and the experience was amazing. I not only learned about coding as part of a team but also how to establish production level code and consistency using linters and tests through Github actions.

I know a lot of people are always advocating to contribute to open source but I feel like coding as a team and learning the techniques to ensure quality and consistency are not stated enough.

I've recently started another project for myself and have taken all that I've learned and have incorporated them setting up test-driven-development (TDD) and a continuous integration (CI) pipeline through Github actions. It is so other level and open source was one of the most valuable experiences I've had in coding.

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Leah Godfrey

Yay GitHub sponsoring CodeLand! I have yet to contribute to an open source project but it is definitely on my radar. I have been using GitHub and GitHub Pages for a few months now. I'm looking forward to learning about GitHub Actions!

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Shuvadeep Sarkar

Really excited to see GitHub's sponsoring CodeLand! πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

Yes , Github Helps me a lot in my open source contribution Journey and also maintains all my projects.

GitHub Actions makes it easy to automate all your software workflows, now with world-class CI/CD. Build, test, and deploy your code right from GitHub.

I'm building something interesting .GitHub is an amazing Platform for Developers .

Twitter :- twitter.com/shuvadeep_1997

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TJ Phan

This is fantastic. I was intimidated by approaching to learn Github Actions, probably at the time I was just being pulled in so many directions on job searching and personal projects and branding. I'd love t give it another go, and find an open-source project I can contribute to!

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Jawara Gordon

It's great to see you as a sponsor for such an amazing event!

I recently used GitHub pages to host my very first Bootcamp project. It was such an incredible resource for a "code newbie." I really appreciate all of the extra effort you put in to make new developers feel welcome.

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Elizabeth

I just want to admit that as a newbie, GitHub was (and still is lol) intimidating a bit for me and can be overwhelming in understanding. But I have posted my first open source contribution and was extremely excited lol!!

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McKenna Bramble

Hello! My main use for GitHub thus far has simply been for version control on my projects as I learn to code. I would like to contribute to open source projects, but I am not really sure how to navigate GitHub beyond creating a repository and pushing my changes through on personal projects. Is there a guide or perhaps tutorials that would help me start?

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Pablo Hernandez

I am also new to coding, I come from a 180* different industry. I have worked in healthcare for 25 yrs +, I got the tech bug in 2020 and now I am seriously looking into Web Dev/Software Dev/Design/Latino Community Advocate. I am so happy and priviledged to be part of such a fantastic conference. I am so happy that Github is part of this conference.

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Dee {he | they}

Great to see Github at Codeland!

I'd want to contribute an open source contribution. I've managed a few small projects on Github using GitHub Actions and am still learning more about what I can do with the platform.

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Zoe

I haven't made an open source contribution before as I didn't feel I had enough technical skills. However! After CodeLand I am looking forward to finding an open source project to contribute to.

This is the first I've heard of GitHub Actions and I am very intrigued! Going to be looking into this project automation likely tomorrow. I want to give my full attention to the awesome speakers planned for today :)

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Jeffrey β€˜King the Asix’ Willis

I've always wanted to contribute to open source projects but I get intimated about messing up and submitting bad code. This is also the reason I've never made any of my old projects open source. Just something I have to work on but I have nothing but respect for the community.

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Christopher Aaron

GitHub sponsoring CodeLand!? πŸ™ŒπŸ½ Awesome!

I started using GitHub halfway into my coding journey with #100Devs. Although fairly new, I've been pushing onto GitHub DAILY!

I've made a contribution to open source and looking forward to contributing to more. I just need to look out for some. XD

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Hattie

I did make a small contribution to one, and I have one I manage for a small community but I would love to do more, I just feel like my skills are not there yet to be able to really contribute to the projects I'm finding that need contributions!

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Kevin Moens

Look up #csharpchallenge by Tim Corey. I have been doing that challenge and my new year's resolution is to make commits daily to GitHub so I can create a t-shirt at the end of the year using my contribute grid.

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Filip ParyΕΌ

So happy to see you here! I have so much to learn still with GitHub, so I'm glad to see you support the newbies :D

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timDeHof

I have never made an open source contribution before or maintain a project. But I have used GitHub actions to update an image on my github profile.

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Brad Doss

That's great! Actions is an easy way to automate any number of workflows on GitHub from profile updates to complex CI/CD pipelines.

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Gargee Bhatnagar

GitHub is really a great platform for automation it with cloud.

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Brad Doss

Thanks Gargee! We think so as well :)

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Dung Dang

I'm never contribute to any open-source project before but hopefully to join any of them, is there any sites or places for beginner to join the open-source project?

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Brad Doss

Here are some helpful tips: docs.github.com/en/get-started/exp...

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Jay

I just started a Github tutorial. I started to type as I watched and noticed it was easier to see the tutorial first all the way through and then create the account.

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Alexander Bourlotos

I watched a video about GitHub actions from annibombanie but have not used them yet! I am finishing a bootcamp and look forward to setting up actions for hosting projects through GitHub Pages!

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dejitaru

is there any tips for creating a SOLO workflow? I would like somewhere to find full example of implementing a main/dev repo with features, fix, branches and how to pull one and merge and allthe stuff

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Orne Virardi

Hi!

I made my first two contributions last week, I am still trying to figure out where to contribute. I found great resources and I am eager to keep contributing.

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Chris Jarvis

I've completed Hacktpber Fest the last two years.
I've made contributions to an online community's open source site. And I'm currently writing a project to help find open issues.

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Renato Sousa

I started coding this year and I'm already using GitHub, it's a great platform, I can't wait to start contributing to open source projects.

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Solakunmi Oyedele

Octocat fans in the house!

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Doug Waldron

I've found the hardest part of moving my organization toward licensing our code with an OSS license is explaining to non-technical management what open source licensing even is!!

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Varghese Jose

Hi I am a Open Source Contributor and FOSS enthusiast.I contributed various project like Mattermost,Gatsby etc.
Every featues of GitHub is awesome and Mathematical markdown is also awesome....

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Matt C

It is so great that GitHub is sponsporing CodeLand, thank you for that!

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Agung Sidharta So

Love Github and use it to host my project.

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M.Fahad Imtiaz • Edited

Yes I have made a little contribution during hacktoberfest last year as God willing. It was an amazing experience.
Neither I have maintained any project nor used github actions yet.

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Thomas Bnt

Very cool that you support the conference!✨

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LeanneLatte

I am new to GitHub this year but hope to start with open source contributions before the end of 2021.

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Brad Doss

Welcome! You're joining 83M+ individuals globally and are in good company. If you're looking for an open source project to contribute to, here are some easy ways to start looking:

docs.github.com/en/get-started/exp...

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ify beke

Thank you Github for this wonderful opportunity πŸ‘πŸΎπŸ‘πŸΎ

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Justin Thompson

Thank you Github! It's hard to imagine learning web development without such a resource!

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myusuf

Thank you github for sponsoring this years codeland conference. i was been looking on how to kick start my journey as an open source contributor.

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BexπŸ‘©πŸΏβ€πŸ’»πŸ’œ

It's great to see Github sponsoring this event. Thank you.

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Morgan Peck

I regularly use GitHub to host a variety of personal projects and sites

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KiranSatyaRaj

Open Source is the way and GitHub is the path.

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Anya Brun

Thanks for sponsoring CodeLand 2022!

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itsjudeDW

I am completely new to GitHub and open source! I'm honestly a little intimidated by all of it but I'm really excited to jump in and learn as much as I can!

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brooke

Hi GitHub!!

I have not made an open source contribution before, however I have maintained several projects. Super excited to learn more about open source!

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Kalu Victor

I have not made any open source contributions