Community Help Desk - Hacktoberfest Tutorial

Alec (Tekktrik) hosts a special edition tutorial of the Community Help Desk to get you started on contributing to CircuitPython as part of Hacktoberfest. Learn what software you'll need and how the contribution process works. Whether you're new to contributing to CircuitPython or to open source in general, this tutorial will get you all set to contribute.

00:00 - Introduction

01:02 - Before Getting Started
01:22 - Installing Git
07:45 - Making a GitHub Account
08:42 - Installing GitHub Desktop
11:27 - Installing Mu
14:48 - Registering for Hacktoberfest

19:03 - Finding Issues
23:10 - Forking & Cloning
25:56 - Using Branches
28:06 - Adding & Committing
32:21 - Using Pre-Commit
38:40 - Pushing Code
41:00 - Submitting a Pull Request
46:31 - Pull Request Review

48:35 - Looking For Help
51:15 - Wrap Up

External Links:
Git: https://git-scm.com/
Github: https://github.com/
GitHub Desktop: https://desktop.github.com/
Mu: https://codewith.mu/
Hacktoberfest: https://hacktoberfest.com/

Resources:
"Contribute to CircuitPython with Git and GitHub" - Kattni Rembor
https://learn.adafruit.com/contribute...

"Welcome to CircuitPython!" - Kattni Rembor
https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to...

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