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The Beginner’s Guide to Open Source, Part 3: 6 Tips For A Great Open Source Contribution
Blog post from New Relic
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Vi Tran
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1,148
Language
English
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Summary
This is a guide for individuals who want to contribute to open source projects, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, quality, and effective communication. Key points include ensuring contributions are needed and well-defined, solving one problem at a time, understanding project guidelines, aiming for full test coverage, documenting changes, and asking for peer review before submitting pull requests. By following these tips, contributors can make valuable, focused, and effective contributions to open source projects, expanding their capabilities, learning from others, and giving back to the community.