Welcome to the Just Another Impact Tech Repository! This repository is designed to simulate the journey of an open-source contributor participating in impactful tech projects. Here, you can explore tasks, submit contributions, and experience the process of collaborating on open-source projects.
Follow these steps to start contributing:
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Fork this Repository
- Click the "Fork" button at the top-right corner of this page to create a copy of this repository under your GitHub account.
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Clone Your Forked Repository
git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/Just-Another-Impact-Tech.git cd Just-Another-Impact-Tech
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Create a Branch
git checkout -b my-first-contribution
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Pick an Issue
- Go to the Issues section and choose an open issue to work on.
- Look for labels like
good first issue
for beginner-friendly tasks.
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Make Your Changes
- Edit code, add documentation, or fix the issue based on the task description.
- Save your changes and commit them:
git add . git commit -m "Fix: Describe the fix here"
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Push Your Changes
git push origin my-first-contribution
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Create a Pull Request (PR)
- Go to your forked repository on GitHub.
- Click Compare & pull request.
- Add a meaningful description and submit your PR.
Just-Another-Impact-Tech/
├── README.md # Project introduction and instructions
├── CONTRIBUTING.md # Guidelines for contributors
├── .github/ # GitHub-specific files (e.g., issue templates, workflows)
│ ├── ISSUE_TEMPLATE
│ └── PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
├── src/ # Source code for tasks
│ ├── example.py # Example script for contributors
│ └── utils/ # Utility files
└── docs/ # Documentation folder
Please read the CONTRIBUTING.md file for detailed instructions on how to contribute to this repository.
- Use meaningful commit messages.
- Follow coding standards and comment your code.
- Link your pull request to an issue using
Fixes #<issue-number>
.
Start contributing by picking an issue from the Issues section. Tasks include:
- Fixing typos in documentation.
- Adding new features to example scripts.
- Writing tests for utility functions.
- Improving existing code performance.
By contributing to this repository, you'll experience the different phases of an open-source contributor:
- Onboarding: Start with beginner-friendly tasks.
- Collaboration: Work on intermediate tasks requiring teamwork and feedback.
- Ownership: Take on advanced issues, leading features or improvements.
If you have any questions or face issues, feel free to ask by creating a Discussion or tagging the maintainers in your issue.
Thank you for participating in this impactful journey! 🎉