ShubhraSuman / hacktoberfest

This repository contains the no-code and low-code contributions for Hacktoberfest.

Hacktoberfest with Showwcase

This repository contains a record of all low-code contributions made during the Hacktoberfest event.

What is Hacktoberfest?

Hacktoberfest is a celebration of Open Source. It is a virtual event organized by DigitalOcean and its partners throughout October. It is aimed toward open source and introducing it to as many developers as possible. Read more about the event from here.

No-code/Low-code Contributions

Until last year, hacktoberfest contributions were only valid for coding or maintaining a project. Since this year, Hacktoberfest has also been allowing low-code and no-code contributions.

The table below explains the types of no-code/low-code contributions that are accepted:

Contribution Type	Low-code	No-code
Writing	Technical Documentation	Translating, Copy editing
Design	Testing	UX Testing, Graphics design, video production
Advocacy	Talks, presentations, blogs, podcasts, case studies	social media blog posts

Hacktoberfest with Showwcase

We at Showwcase encourage every developer to contribute to Open Source through Hacktoberfest. We are excited to participate in the event to encourage open-source enthusiasts to make low-code contributions with content creation.

Showwcase is the platform for developers to learn, share, and grow. One of the prominent avenues for developers to learn and grow is with the shows in Showwcase. With shows, you can create blog articles, videos, podcasts, and many other content types that are free to consume.

In this Hactoberfest, you can create any type of show and make a low-code contribution to Hactoberfest. Read below to get started.

How to Contribute?

Follow these steps to start your contributions:

• Sign Up with Showwcase and log in to the application.
• Click on the Create button at the header of the page and then select the New Show option

• Select a type of show you want to create. You can select a template to start with. For example, if you want to create an article, please select the New Blog template.

• Create the content and publish it on the Showwcase platform.

Some Ground Rules

• The content must be an original content.
• The content must be any of the following types: Web3, JavaScript, Java, Python, ReactJS, Machine Learning, DevOps, Web Development, Git, GitHub, DS, Algo, and Open Source.

How to Submit the Contribution

Once you have created the content, it's time you submit the contribution for the Hactoberfest event. Follow these simple steps to get there.

1. Go to the Issues page and add a new issue for the Hacktoberfest Contribution

2. Fill in the information. And then Submit the issue. Your issue will be marked with the hacktoberfest event automatically.

3. One of us from the community will assign the issue to you.

4. Fork this repository

5. Create a new branch in the forked repository.

6. Now browse to the directory contributions/2022 and create new file called <YOUR-GITHUB-USERNAME>.md(example: atapas.md) with the following information:

---
  "name": "<Your name>"
  "username": "<Showwcase username>"
  "github": "<GitHub username>"  
  "category": "<no-code | low-code>"
  "topic": "<Web3 | JavaScript | Python | ReactJS | Machine Learning | DevOps | Web Development | Git | GitHub | Open Source>"
  "contribution": "<article | video | repository | product | event | podcast>"
  "description": "<explain your contribution in a summary>"
  "link": "<url to validate your contribution>"
---  

Here is an Example:

---
  "name": "Tapas Adhikary"
  "username": "atapas398"
  "github": "atapas"  
  "category": "no-code"
  "topic": "JavaScript"
  "contribution": "article"
  "description": "Written an article on JavaScript Promises"
  "link": "https://www.showwcase.com/show/16140/javascript-promises-quizzes-and-interview-questions"
---

7. Commmit your changes.

8. Crate a Pull Request.

9. Wait until someone from our team reviews and approves it or get back with comments.

Get in Touch

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