Company
Date Published
Author
Elizabeth Barron
Word count
686
Language
English
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None

Summary

Patchwork Paris, a hack night event co-hosted by GitHub and Ecole 42, is scheduled for December 3, 2015, in Paris, aiming to introduce beginners to Git and GitHub in a casual, hands-on workshop environment. The event, led by GitHubbers @helaili and @asseh along with local mentors, will guide participants through creating their first open-source project and achieving a merged Pull Request, with no prior coding experience required. Attendees will benefit from the informal atmosphere, working at their own pace with the support of mentors, and will leave the event more confident in their ability to contribute to the open-source community. It also invites experienced contributors to join as mentors to assist newcomers and share their expertise, while ensuring the event remains accessible and inclusive with provisions for food, refreshments, and wheelchair accessibility.