raise.dev Hacktoberfest Helpdesk 2020

raise.dev is a program to help developers take their next step in their career! In October, during Hacktoberfest, raise.dev does a month-long series of live streams to support first-time contributors to open source projects!

Event Info

• Dates: October 20, 2020
• Location: twitch.tv/raisedev
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My Stream

My Stream is at 8pm UTC, 10pm CEST, 4pm EDT, 1pm PST on October 20th. We will chat about my unique journey and give resources for contributing things other than code to open source projects!

Resources from Stream

• Microsoft Open Source:
  • Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/
  • Microsoft Docs for Azure on GitHub: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs
  • Azure SDK on GitHub: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk
  • Choose your programming language: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/custom-vision-service/quickstarts/image-classification?tabs=visual-studio&pivots=programming-language-python
• Example of VSCode non-code contributions:
  • https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/108451
  • https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/90374
• Example of project READMEs when you’re getting started:
  • https://github.com/teleplayer123/ceasar_hash_server
  • https://github.com/teleplayer123/My_Codes
  • https://github.com/teleplayer123/MyCoin
  • https://github.com/nhcarrigan/code-snippets
• GitHub License Guidelines:
  • https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/licensing-a-repository
  • https://choosealicense.com/
  • https://choosealicense.com/no-permission/
• Upcoming Live Stream:
  • 3-3:55pm PT
  • Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
  • https://www.meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Redmond/events/273465419/
  • https://www.twitch.tv/microsoftdeveloper
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/tv
  • https://www.youtube.com/microsoftdeveloper
• Learn Modules
  • Student Page: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/roles/student
  • NASA Page: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/topics/nasa
  • Track Polar Bears: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/build-ml-model-with-azure-stream-analytics/
  • Wonder Woman: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/python-partnership/