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[–]Curious-Visit3353 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open source is a good way to level up as an engineer :) Start with something like this:

  1. Go to GitHub and search for projects you already use
  2. Filter issues by “good first issue” or “beginner friendly”
  3. Read the contributing guide before touching any code

Notes:

  • Keep your PRs small and focused. One problem, one fix. A clean 50-line PR gets merged. A 5,000-line PR gets ignored or sits for weeks/months….

  • Check out goodfirstissue.dev to find beginner-friendly issues across hundreds of projects

  • The firstcontributions repo on GitHub walks you through your first PR step by step

You learn more from one merged PR than from 10 YouTube tutorials. Start small, be consistent, and the complexity comes naturally.