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Dev tools · October 1, 2023

Git into Open Source

An easy and welcoming place to submit your first PR

Git into Open Source launched on October 1, 2023 with 5 votes, #1,683 of 4,393 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

What it does

One of the biggest hurdles for newer devs in the open source space is submitting their first pull request. This repo will walk you through the process of officially becoming an open source contributor, all in under 5 minutes!

🫶 "git" into opensource. A roadmap and set of guides to help you get started with open source - lissy93/git-in

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