Prerequisites

• Installing a free code editor, such as VS Code, before starting is highly recommended.
• A GitHub account is required to contribute to our repository.
• Learning about basic git commands is helpful, but not required. See the Installation section for options with or without using git commands.
• Updating this repository's documentation will require learning Markdown. This free guide can help.
• Future projects may require learning different programming languages or software - we'll see what happens next!

Installation

There are two ways to use git to interact with our repository: command-line Git or through a desktop Git app.

1. Git Command Line: There are many free tutorials that can walk you through the commands. FreeCodeCamp has a great beginner tutorial.
2. Desktop Git App: Another way that users can interact with our repository is through a desktop app like Github's own Desktop App, which has simple UI and can be intuitive for first time users.

Getting Started Quick Guide [TBD]

• 👯‍♀️ Clone the repo to your computer.
• 👩🏽‍💻 Participate by requesting to be assigned to our open issues and contributing to our docs.
• 🤓 You must have 4 PRs (pull requests) merged to complete the challenge!
• 🤗 You will get some cool virtual swag!
• 🎃 Join our network's Slack channel #hacktober-2024 and ping one of our Leads for help or just stop by and chat!

✔️ How To Get Started: Detailed Checklist [Draft]

1. Sign Up for the Challenge

These steps are outlined in Recommended Things to Do Before October 1st.