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Computer Science Students Kick Off Hacktoberfest 2026 Contributions
Original: I’ve officially joined Hacktoberfest 2026! 🎉 As a computer science student, I’ve been working on different projects and
Hacktoberfest 2026 is underway, and computer science students are announcing their participation by making their first open-source contributions. One student shared that they have been learning Git, GitHub, web development, Python and AI, and wanted to finally experience contributing to open-source projects. The annual October event, run by DigitalOcean, encourages developers worldwide to submit pull requests to open repositories and has become a popular entry point for beginners building portfolios.
Why now: Hacktoberfest has just begun, prompting students and new developers to publicly commit to their first open-source contributions.
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- I’ve officially joined Hacktoberfest 2026! 🎉 As a computer science student, I’ve been working on different projects and learning technologies like Git, GitHub, web development, Python, and AI. But contributing to open-source projects is something I really wanted to experience… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 6
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