Finding Projects for Open Source Contributions.

Have you been thinking about contributing to open source projects, but didn't know where to start? Here are a few ways to get started. find projects which are actively welcoming new contributors by highlighting their "starter" issues - bugs which are small in scope or otherwise make a good introduction to the project.

• Outreachy: In addition to year round code mentorship for under-represented folks in tech, Outreachy provides paid internship matchmaking - the deadline to apply is October 17th!
• / : Highlights starter issues for a variety of projects.
• : Highlights open source projects looking for contributors broken down by technology.
• : Hood.ie is a web app who has tagged some of their issues as for "first timers only".
• : Each summer, Google helps students find paying internships.

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