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Learn How to Contribute to Open Source

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Post Details
Company
Date Published
Author
Dominik Kundel
Word Count
750
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
Summary

The Open Pixel Art project is a collaborative art project that aims to teach people how to contribute to open-source projects while collaborating on an art project. The project is based on simple principles, such as every user being able to contribute exactly one pixel with a color of their choice, and pixels can be layered. To contribute to the project, users need to create a pull request where they add their pixel to the `data/pixels.json` file. Once validated by bots, the pull request is automatically merged, and the changes are deployed on Netlify. The project also includes a special TwilioQuest mission that guides users through the process of contributing to the project from scratch. The mission teaches various concepts related to open-source projects, including Git and GitHub, and awards experience points as the user progresses.