What is Hacktoberfest?
Hacktoberfest is quite simply, a celebration of Open-Source!
The initiative is a cooperation between Digital Ocean and Github, to encourage contributions to open-source projects, each rewarded by exclusive Hacktoberfest swag.
The event takes place every October - hence the name - and Umbraco has taken part since 2018. Previous Hacktoberfests have broken records for Umbraco contributions - who knows what the future will bring?
Why get involved?
Great for your career development 📈
(don’t tell your boss, but this becomes part of your public resumé)
You will build on your network by talking to people in the Community and in HQ - it‘s good to get to know people!
Free, exclusive Umbraco Hacktoberfest swag 👕
...whether it's a sticker to add to your laptop collection, or a t-shirt to show off on UmbracoTeeDay - here's a chance to get your hands on some Umbraco swag!
Plant a tree and help the environment 🌳
...for every contribution, we'll plant a tree in our Umbraco Ecologi forest!
(psst, if we get the same no. of contributions as 2020, that's 134 trees!)
Expand your skillset 💻
... and learn things you never knew - and unlearn things you never knew you should!
Know that you're contributing to something big! 🙌
...by contributing to the open-source Umbraco project, you're both improving and leaving your own mark on a CMS used by 700k sites worldwide! You can boast to people: Oh yeah, that bug.. I helped fix that 😎