How to Contribute to Your First Open Source Project
New to open source? This guide walks you through finding your first issue, forking, making your first pull request, and getting feedback.
By Alex Kim · July 20, 2025
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New to open source? This guide walks you through finding your first issue, forking, making your first pull request, and getting feedback.
Whether you're into Python, web dev, or game engines, these projects are welcoming to newcomers and offer great first-issue pathways.
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