DAY 7: Start or Contribute to a Project on GitHub 🎉

[ghostinhershell]

You made it!!! Welcome to Day 7 of 7 Days of GitHub! 🎉

Over the past week, you’ve gone from “just signed up” to building real skills that developers use every day. You’ve set up your profile, explored repos, opened issues, made a commit… and now it’s time for the final step 👀

✅ Goal of the Day:

Start your own project or contribute to an existing one.

This doesn’t have to be big or complicated. The goal is to put what you’ve learned into action — and see yourself as someone who builds and belongs here.

🧠 What You Should Know:

There are two great ways to grow on GitHub:

✅ Start your own project

You don’t need to wait for permission — just start!Your project could be:

• A personal website or portfolio
• A code playground for experimenting with HTML/CSS/JS
• A study guide or notes repo
• A checklist or template others can use
• Even just a folder where you try out Markdown

The only rule? Make it yours!

🤝 Contribute to someone else’s project

This could be as simple as:

• Fixing a typo
• Adding a missing step in the README
• Leaving a helpful issue
• Submitting your very first pull request (PR)

You don’t need to be an expert to contribute — curiosity and the courage to lend a helping hand are more than enough.

🛠️ Hands-On Challenge:

Choose your own adventure!

🚀 Option A: Start Your Own Project

1. Go to github.com/new to create a new repository.
2. Give it a name like my-github-journey, portfolio-site, or markdown-playground
3. Check “Add a README”
4. Click Create repository
5. Edit your README to describe what your project will be

Tip

You can always add files later or use the file editor to start small — even just a few lines of code or notes.

🔄 Option B: Contribute to an Existing Project

1. Return to a project you forked earlier this week
2. Look for open issues, a CONTRIBUTING guide, or typos in the docs
3. Open a new issue or make a small edit (just like Day 5 and 6!)
4. Submit your change as a pull request (PR)

Tip

Want help finding a project? Try:

• goodfirstissue.dev
• firstcontributions.github.io
• GitHub search with label:good first issue

💬 Community Prompt:

Did you start something new? Contribute to something you love? Drop your project or pull request link below. We’re so proud of you! 🚀

Let’s celebrate your progress and keep the momentum going!

🔗 Want to Go Deeper?

• Hello World Guide
• How to contribute to open source
• GitHub: How to Contribute to Open Source
• Creating a project

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🎉 That’s a wrap on 7 Days of GitHub!

You’ve done more than complete a checklist — you’ve joined a global community of builders, learners, and collaborators. And you’re just getting started!

[DhruvJohri]

Done 🚀🚀 @ghostinhershell

[DhruvJohri]

Thank you so much for this amazing journey 🚀🚀 @ghostinhershell

[ghostinhershell]

Thank you so much for participating every step of the way @DhruvJohri! ⭐

[mso-docs]

I did Option B and I contributed to an open-source project! 👍

This was my PR for the contribution. For this project, I had to make a use case, tutorial, and setup guide for an endpoint. It was a lot of fun!

Thanks for the awesome course- this really helped me grow as a dev and a technical writer. 😄 Looking forward to contributing more to GitHub now that I know more about it. 😄

[ghostinhershell]

CONGRATS @mso-docs!!! ⭐

🎉 Congratulations on reaching Day 7 of 7 Days of GitHub — and for opening your first-ish pull request!

Your contribution was thoughtful and clearly written, with a clear title and concise description. That kind of clarity makes it easy for maintainers and collaborators to engage, it’s exactly what we hope to encourage through this series.

Appreciate your consistent participation all week. Keep building, keep contributing — this is just the beginning 🙌

[mso-docs]

@ghostinhershell

Thank you so much for your feedback on my PR! I am so glad you liked it!

Thank you for starting this learning series. It was thoughtful and really helped me to grow as a writer and a dev. You're awesome for spearheading this!

[ghostinhershell]

Thank you all so much for following along with our 7 Days of GitHub learning series!

Learning to code or contribute can feel daunting. But the steps you’ve taken — no matter how small — are real. They matter. They add up.

If you’ve been following along with 7 Days of GitHub, today’s post wraps it all up with next steps to help you keep learning and growing on GitHub. Check it out here: 🎓 BONUS DAY: What’s Next? Your GitHub Learning Roadmap

This is your roadmap. Your story. And GitHub is one of the places you get to shape it 🗺️

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Also wanted to add a huge shoutout to @mso-docs and @DhruvJohri for showing up every single day of 7 Days of GitHub 👏

Your curiosity, consistency, and thoughtful participation made this journey even more meaningful.

Thanks for learning in public and supporting others along the way — you’ve set a great example for what this community is all about! 💚

[mso-docs]

Thank you @DhruvJohri for all of your insightful posts! I enjoyed reading them and seeing what you've been up to!

And thank you @ghostinhershell for starting such an awesome course. It taught me so much! 😄

[DhruvJohri]

Thank you @mso-docs 🚀

[ghostinhershell]

Seeing you guys show up consistently throughout the 7 Days of GitHub series has been truly inspiring. You’ve each brought curiosity, dedication, and a growth mindset to every step.

If you’re open to it, this could be a great opportunity to connect with each other — whether as accountability partners, learning buddies, or just fellow explorers in tech. Sometimes the best growth happens when we share the journey.

Keep learning, keep building, and thank you both again for making this series so rewarding to run! 💛

[mso-docs]

@ghostinhershell

I would definitely be open to connecting with you both! It has been a lot of fun to learn together, and I would love to continue to do so.

Thanks again for your kind words and encouragement; it has helped me grow so much throughout the past week!

[DhruvJohri]

For sure @ghostinhershell

[angeloLib]

🚀 Already started a project with my Codewars exercises: code-wars
These past few days have been a lot of fun — thank you for all the hard work behind this challenge! 🙌
I’d be glad to join anything else you organize in the future! 😊

[ghostinhershell]

That’s an awesome connection! Practicing on Codewars is such a great way to sharpen your skills, and linking those efforts to your GitHub activity is a smart move. You’re building both your skills and your public developer journey, which is so valuable. Keep at it, and don’t hesitate to share your progress! It’s inspiring to others who are just getting started too.

Thank you @angeloLib! ⭐

[RiteshKushwaha01]

I am successfully completed this 7 Days learning and now ready to contribute in open source.
Github link: https://github.com/RiteshKushwaha01/

[ghostinhershell]

Love it! Thank so much for participating @RiteshKushwaha01! Very excited to see where your GitHub journey takes you. Good luck on the road ahead! 🍀