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title: "Getting into Open Source"
date: 2010-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
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canonical_url: https://www.viget.com/articles/getting-into-open-source/
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response is that people don't know where to begin contributing to open
source. This response might've had some validity in the
[SourceForge](http://sourceforge.net) days, but with the rise of GitHub,
it\'s become a lot easier to get involved. Here are four easy ways to
it's become a lot easier to get involved. Here are four easy ways to
get started.
## 1. Documentation {#1_documentation}
## 1. Documentation
There's a lot of great open source code out there that goes unused
simply because people can't figure out how to use it. A great way to get
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the primary README, including examples in the source code, or simply
fixing typos and grammatical errors.
## 2. Something You Use {#2_something_you_use}
## 2. Something You Use
The vast majority of the plugins and gems that you use every day are
one-person operations. It is a bit intimidating to attempt to improve
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something wrong, fork the project and fix it. You'll be amazed how easy
it is and how grateful the original authors will be.
## 3. Your Blog {#3_your_blog}
## 3. Your Blog
I don't necessarily recommend reinventing the wheel when it comes to
blogging platforms, but if you're looking for something small to code up
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Setup](http://usesthis.com/), one of my favorite sites, includes a link
to the project source in its footer.
## 4. Any Dumb Crap {#4_any_dumb_crap}
## 4. Any Dumb Crap
One of my favorite talks from RailsConf a few years back was Nathaniel
Talbott's [23