There are over 128,000,000 open source projects on GitHub and each one has the potential to change your life forever.

Whether you're building your reputation on GitHub, fixing a bug, adding a feature to a project you use personally, or simply fixing typos, every pull request you submit takes you one step further in your development career.

GitHub is the new resume and every contribution you make increases your collaboration skills and associates your name with the vast community of passionate individuals who create software for fun and profit.

So… There's no time like the present. Let's learn how to find an open source project and make your first contribution now!

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1. Find a project and a problem
2. Read the rules
3. Split the project, create a branch
4. The next and very important step is to like and subscribe if you like this video, thank you!
5. Make your changes
6. Push your changes
7. Open a PR that resolves the issue
8. Check and receive feedback elegantly

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