Alec (Tekktrik) hosts a special edition tutorial of the Community Help Desk to get you started on contributing to CircuitPython as part of Hacktoberfest. Learn what software you'll need and how the contribution process works. Whether you're new to contributing to CircuitPython or to open source in general, this tutorial will get you all set to contribute.

00:00 - Introduction

01:02 - Before Getting Started 01:22 - Installing Git 07:45 - Making a GitHub Account 08:42 - Installing GitHub Desktop 11:27 - Installing Mu 14:48 - Registering for Hacktoberfest

19:03 - Finding Issues 23:10 - Forking & Cloning 25:56 - Using Branches 28:06 - Adding & Committing 32:21 - Using Pre-Commit 38:40 - Pushing Code 41:00 - Submitting a Pull Request 46:31 - Pull Request Review

48:35 - Looking For Help 51:15 - Wrap Up

External Links: Git: https://git-scm.com/ Github: https://github.com/ GitHub Desktop: https://desktop.github.com/ Mu: https://codewith.mu/ Hacktoberfest: https://hacktoberfest.com/

Resources: "Contribute to CircuitPython with Git and GitHub" - Kattni Rembor https://learn.adafruit.com/contribute-to-circuitpython-with-git-and-github

"Welcome to CircuitPython!" - Kattni Rembor https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython


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