October was here, and that meant Hacktoberfest was in full swing! This year, I stumbled upon a hackathon that took open-source contributions to the next level: oss.gg. It was an exciting twist on the usual coding grind, especially with amazing prizes up for grabs, including the M3 MacBook I’d been dreaming about! Balancing my day job and a flurry of issues and pull requests, I eagerly jumped into the Hacktoberfest adventure.

How It Started 🚀

Last year was my intro to Hacktoberfest and open source—totally uncharted territory. I signed up, browsed some repos, and found a few issues… but contributing? Yeah, that was harder than it looked! Still, I managed to solve two good first issues after fumbling around a bit. It was a small win, but it lit a fire! I decided right then: next year, I’d be back, better and ready to make a real impact. Time to level up!

My Contributions 🌟

This year, I was ready to tackle Hacktoberfest head-on! Armed with determination and a bit of caffeine, I set up my projects locally all on my own—talk about a win! Here’s what I contributed to:

1. Formbricks
2. Dub
3. Papermark
4. Unkey

I dove straight into an exciting issue: implementing a templates page in Formbricks. It took me three days of coding magic, and guess what? I solved it all by myself—no questions asked! 🎩✨ The maintainer was super impressed, and it felt like the perfect kick-off to my Hacktoberfest adventure! Let the coding fun begin!

After diving into Hacktoberfest, my contributions skyrocketed! 🚀 Check out my stats:

Dub: 3 contributions 🎶
Papermark: 3 contributions 📄
Formbricks: 5 contributions 📦
Unkey: 4 contributions 🔑
All in all, I think I crushed it this year! 💪🎉 Who knew coding could be this much fun? Here’s to leveling up and making an impact in the open-source world!

A Month of Hustle 💼💻

This month, I was grinding from 11 AM to 8 PM at work and then contributing until 2 AM! 😅 It wasn't all smooth sailing, though. I struggled to set up some projects and found a few codebases that felt like they were written in a secret language! 🤔

There were times I thought about giving up on those tricky issues, but guess what? Your boy didn’t throw in the towel! 💪 I persevered and tackled almost all the challenges I faced. What a comeback! 🚀

Fun Fact 🤔💡

Sometimes, I'd fall asleep for just a few minutes, and voilà—a brilliant solution to my coding problem would hit me! So, I'd jump out of bed and dive back into coding, because who needs sleep when inspiration strikes? 😄💻

Closing Thoughts: A Journey of Growth

Through Hacktoberfest and oss.gg, I discovered a new side of myself! I challenged myself to learn new technologies, explore codebases, and write top-notch code—like leveling up in a video game! 🎮✨

So, here’s my advice: if you’re thinking about diving in, don’t throw in the towel! Keep pushing, keep shining, and remember—every line of code brings you closer to greatness! 🌟💻