<p><a target="_blank" href="https://hacktoberfest.com/">Hacktoberfest 2022</a> is almost upon us!</p>
<p><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/yaR8Dux1s0fAI/giphy.gif" alt="A woman saying it's go time to another woman" /></p>
<p>Whether you are new to Hacktoberfest or a seasoned veteran, welcome!</p>
<p>If you're new to Hacktoberfest or open source, don't fret! The community is here to support you! Worried about that first pull request (PR)? I was, too, when I first started contributing to open source. Turns out my first PR wasn't that great, but that's OK!</p>
<div class="embed-wrapper"><div class="embed-loading"><div class="loadingRow"></div><div class="loadingRow"></div></div><a class="embed-card" href="https://twitter.com/nickytonline/status/1573360646015655938">https://twitter.com/nickytonline/status/1573360646015655938</a></div>
<p> </p>
<p>Whether you're new or not, I have you covered. I gave a talk in 2020 for Digital Ocean that is for maintainers and contributors, including first-time contributors.</p>
<div class="embed-wrapper"><div class="embed-loading"><div class="loadingRow"></div><div class="loadingRow"></div></div><a class="embed-card" href="https://youtu.be/Tn3MBiWYeEI">https://youtu.be/Tn3MBiWYeEI</a></div>
<p> </p>
<p>I talk about <a target="_blank" href="https://conventionalcomments.org/">conventional comments</a> in that talk. If you're curious, I also gave a lightning talk about them.</p>
<div class="embed-wrapper"><div class="embed-loading"><div class="loadingRow"></div><div class="loadingRow"></div></div><a class="embed-card" href="https://youtu.be/MMabY-Cm_V4?t=2993">https://youtu.be/MMabY-Cm_V4?t=2993</a></div>
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<p>My Virtual Coffee community also did a great Preptember stream that you should check out!</p>
<div class="embed-wrapper"><div class="embed-loading"><div class="loadingRow"></div><div class="loadingRow"></div></div><a class="embed-card" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAUodCQnpkQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAUodCQnpkQ</a></div>
<p> </p>
<p><a class="user-mention" href="https://hashnode.com/@eddiejaoude">Eddie Jaoude</a> ran a <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/eddiejaoude/status/1574050967057846274">great Twitter Space</a> today with folks contributing lots of great tips for open source and Hacktoberfest. Check it out!</p>
<p><img src="https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/1og7r6t3307bw6nevlz7.png" alt="Twitter Spaces UI attendees list for Eddie Jaoude's Hacktoberfest Twitter Space today" /></p>
<p>Remember to be kind to maintainers and fellow contributors. Now go have fun and contribute!</p>
<p>Photo by <a target="_blank" href="https://unsplash.com/@markusspiske?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Markus Spiske</a> on <a target="_blank" href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/open-source?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></p>
<p>Other places you can find me at:</p>
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[Hacktoberfest 2022](https://hacktoberfest.com/) is almost upon us!

![A woman saying it's go time to another woman](https://media.giphy.com/media/yaR8Dux1s0fAI/giphy.gif align="left")

Whether you are new to Hacktoberfest or a seasoned veteran, welcome!

If you're new to Hacktoberfest or open source, don't fret! The community is here to support you! Worried about that first pull request (PR)? I was, too, when I first started contributing to open source. Turns out my first PR wasn't that great, but that's OK!

%[https://twitter.com/nickytonline/status/1573360646015655938] 

Whether you're new or not, I have you covered. I gave a talk in 2020 for Digital Ocean that is for maintainers and contributors, including first-time contributors.

%[https://youtu.be/Tn3MBiWYeEI] 

I talk about [conventional comments](https://conventionalcomments.org/) in that talk. If you're curious, I also gave a lightning talk about them.

%[https://youtu.be/MMabY-Cm_V4?t=2993] 

My Virtual Coffee community also did a great Preptember stream that you should check out!

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAUodCQnpkQ] 

@[Eddie Jaoude](@eddiejaoude) ran a [great Twitter Space](https://twitter.com/eddiejaoude/status/1574050967057846274) today with folks contributing lots of great tips for open source and Hacktoberfest. Check it out!

![Twitter Spaces UI attendees list for Eddie Jaoude's Hacktoberfest Twitter Space today](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/1og7r6t3307bw6nevlz7.png align="left")

Remember to be kind to maintainers and fellow contributors. Now go have fun and contribute!

Photo by [Markus Spiske](https://unsplash.com/@markusspiske?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/s/photos/open-source?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)

Other places you can find me at:

🎬 [YouTube](https://nickyt.tube)  
🎬 [Twitch](https://twitch.tv/nickytonline)  
🎬 [nickyt.live](http://nickyt.live)  
💻 [GitHub](https://github.com/nickytonline)  
👾 [My Discord](https://iamdeveloper.discord.com)  
🐦 [Twitter/X](https://twitter.com/nickytonline)  
🧵 [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@nickytonline)  
🎙 [My Podcast](https://pod.nickyt.co)  
🗞️ [One Tip a Week Newsletter](https://onetipaweek.com/subscribe)  
🌐 [My Website](https://nickyt.co)

Hacktoberfest 2022: Preptember!

I am a Staff Software Engineer at Netlify on the ecosystem team, focusing on front-end technologies and tooling. I also have a growing interest in serverless and edge computing.
