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Social Coding and Open Source Collaboration

This lesson explores social coding and open-source collaboration using platforms like GitHub. It covers contributing to projects, community engagement, and using social coding tools for collaborative development.

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Lesson metadata

Slugsocial-coding-and-open-source-collaboration
PathwayContributing to a Project
Subtopic—
Skill LevelIntermediate
OSS Role(s)Community Manager, Maintainer
Resource TypeShort Training Courses
Time RequiredPT6M
AuthorCodeRefinery Team
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywordssocial coding, GitHub, open source, collaboration, developer community
Language(s)en

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AudienceResearchers, Open Source Contributors, Software Developers
Competency RequiredBasic understanding of Git and GitHub
Creative Work Statusactive
Date Created2021-07-10T10:00:00+00:00
Date Modified2023-04-15T14:40:12+00:00
Date Published2021-08-01T14:00:00+00:00
Identifierhttps://coderefinery.github.io/social-coding/
Is Part OfCodeRefinery Open Source Collaboration Series
Learning ObjectivesAfter this lesson, the learner should be able to: - Explain the concept of social coding and its role in modern software development - Demonstrate collaboration workflows using GitHub and other social coding platforms - Identify norms and best practices for effective participation in open source communities - Apply social coding tools to contribute to collaborative projects - Recognize the benefits of community engagement in software development
MentionsGitHub, https://github.com, A platform for open source collaboration
Ospo RelevanceCore
Prerequisite NotesReaders should already be familiar with OSS as a concept
Sorting Id4
TeachesThe student will be able to collaborate on open source projects, contribute to GitHub repositories, and engage with the developer community.
TopicCommunity, Git/Beg. VCS
Version1.0.0

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