Learning, teaching, and building experience can all be gained through contributing to Open Source.
- If you like planning events you can help the project to organize the workshop or meetup
- You can help with the design by creating a style guide to help the project have a consistent design.
- You can write and improve the project documentation and You can write tutorials about the project.
- You can test the project and create an issue if any or You can request a new feature.
- You can help the project community by answering questions or moderating the discussion channels.
- You can review other people's submissions and provide valuable feedback
- How to work with different people
- How to explain things to others
- How to ask for help
- How to help others
- How to learn from other people's work
- How to gain more experience from the process
There are many tasks available on Open Source projects that can help you practice and improve your skills, such as coding, user interface design, graphic design, writing, and organizing.
One way to meet people who share similar interests is to get involved in Open Source projects. This can be a great way to form long-lasting friendships with like-minded individuals.
When you work on shared projects you have to explain things and ask other people for help.
Your all works are publically available and you can take those to show others what you can do.
Open Source comes with many opportunities and you can grab those to practice and learn.
Skills related to leading and managing a team, including conflict resolution, team organization, and the ability to prioritize tasks.