Hacktoberfest is the easiest way to get into open source! Hacktoberfest is a month long festival of open source code presented by Digital Ocean, Intel and DEV this year in 2020.

To get a tee, you must make four pull requests (PRs) between October 1–31 in any time zone. Pull requests can be to any public repository on GitHub, not just the ones highlighted. It can be a be a bug fix, improvement, fixing typo(not in all 4 pr's, one is fine) or even a documentation change! And you can win an amazing T-Shirt👕 and cool swags😎.

If you’ve never contributed to open source before, this is the perfect time to get started because Hacktoberfest provides a large list of available contribution opportunities (and yes, there are always plenty for beginners too).

Hacktoberfest has a simple and plain moto.

Support open source and earn a limited edition T-shirt! This year, the first 70,000 participants can earn a T-shirt. So, Hurry up!!

So, yes! You can win a T-Shirt and few cool stickers for your laptop. Other advantage, you will get into beautiful world of open source and get the international exposure.

It's very easy. You don't need to be an expert in coding and programming. Here are the steps you need to follow to create your -(maybe)- EXAMPLE first pull request within few minutes.

1. Fork this repository by clicking the Fork button in the top right of this page.
2. Click on Add File button and select Create new file button.
3. Set the file name with Your-Full-Name.md (like Isha Gupta.md) and insert your short description by following the given snippet:

### YOUR FULL NAME
- Fact: YOUR FACT OR THOUGHT
- Location: YOUR CITY, COUNTRY
- Technical Skills: YOUR TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Github: YOUR GITHUB URL
- LinkedIn: YOUR LINKEDIN URL
***

Here's an example of my profile (You can copy the snippet given below to avoid mistakes and edit your details).

### Isha Gupta
- Fact: It's never late to get started
- Location: Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Technical Skills: Front-end Developer, Open-Source Contributor, Speaker
- Github: https://github.com/Isha2103
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishagupta20/
***

4. Commit your changes by pressing the green Commit New file button(At the bottom of the page).
5. Click a New Pull Request button located at the top of your forked repository.
6. Click on Create Pull Request button.

Isha Gupta

• Website (https://devisha.me)
• Twitter (https://twitter.com/Isha_1321)
• Hashnode (https://hashnode.com/@devisha)
• LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishagupta20/)