Everything About Open Source and How will it help Developers

What is Open Source ?

Open Source is a source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution . This openness enables collaboration. Some Examples of Open Source Softwares are VLC Media Player, Wikipedia, Mozilla Firefox, Linux etc.

Benefits of Open Source Contribution

1. It helps you in Building an Online Reputation

When you are contributing to an open source project it definitely helps you in building your personal brand and an online reputation. As Contributing to an open source project gives you a chance to show your skill set which gives you an advantage in the interview. Especially if you are a fresher then your open source contribution can prove that you have an understanding of working with code on projects .

2. Makes your Resume Powerful

Your Open Source Contribution gives you a chance to show employers what you can do without even walking in the door. You can show the employer that you already possess the skill set needed for the job by sharing your code on github, etc.

3. Network within the Communities

It gives you an opportunity to work with experienced software developers around the world which helps you in building your Connection as Most hiring happens through networking and connections.

4. It helps you to learn best Coding Practices

It helps you in understanding how to code better or how to write a clean code as the code i.e. there may be written by programmers who are experienced and are working in big MNCs . So when you work with them you see their coding practices and how they write code, how they structure their code, and how clean code is written and then you start implementing the same in your own code.

5. Helps Improve your Communication Skills

It also helps in improving your communication skills as this is a Collaboration effort and you are working within a Community so you learn how to ask your doubts, how to convey your thoughts and your ideas.

Prerequisites for Open Source Contribution

1. You need to have some skill :- It can be anything like web development, Android development , machine learning, technical writing etc

2. You need to learn about Version Control :- like basic Git Commands, forking a Project and how you can commit and push changes