{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-author-jsx","path":"/blog/author/stephanie_morillo/","result":{"data":{"prismic":{"allFeaturedblogs":{"edges":[{"node":{"featured_blogs_enabled":true,"heading":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Featured posts","spans":[]}],"featured_blog_1":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Blog","_linkType":"Link.document","blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":790,"height":395},"alt":null,"copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/6d8d81b1-971a-4313-b033-b4e125cb14a0_MondoDB-blog-header-790x395.PNG?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Introducing DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB – a fully managed, database as a service for modern apps","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2021-06-29","blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"MongoDB is one of the most popular databases, and it’s ideal for apps that evolve rapidly and need to handle huge volumes of data and traffic. It offers advantages like flexible document schemas, code-native data access, change-friendly design, and easy horizontal scale-out.","spans":[{"start":22,"end":44,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://db-engines.com/en/ranking","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"However, building and maintaining MongoDB clusters from the ground up can be a huge undertaking. Developers often complain that they have to spend their valuable time and resources on database management. Well, we’ve been listening and have some great news: accessing and managing MongoDB on DigitalOcean just got a lot simpler!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We are excited to announce that DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB is now in General Availability. Managed MongoDB is a fully managed, database as a service (DBaaS) offering from DigitalOcean, built in partnership with and certified by MongoDB Inc. It provides you all the technical capabilities that make MongoDB so beloved in the developer community. Together we have ensured that you will get access to all the latest releases of the MongoDB document database as they become available.","spans":[{"start":32,"end":91,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases-mongodb/"}},{"start":230,"end":241,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.mongodb.com/","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Managed MongoDB simplifies the MongoDB administration. Developers of all skill levels, even those who do not have prior experience in databases, can spin up MongoDB clusters in just a few minutes. We handle the provisioning, managing, scaling, updates, backups, and security of your MongoDB clusters, allowing you to offload the complex, time consuming –yet critical – database administration tasks to us. This empowers you to focus on what really matters: building awesome apps.","spans":[]},{"type":"embed","oembed":{"height":113,"width":200,"embed_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvHQSV7jnKA","type":"video","version":"1.0","title":"Create a MongoDB Database on DigitalOcean","author_name":"DigitalOcean","author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/c/Digitalocean","provider_name":"YouTube","provider_url":"https://www.youtube.com/","cache_age":null,"thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NvHQSV7jnKA/hqdefault.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":360,"html":""}},{"type":"heading2","text":"Benefits of Managed MongoDB","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Easy set up and maintenance: We create the database clusters for you. Simply choose the cluster configuration (e.g., memory, disk size, number of nodes, etc.), and the data center in which you want to host the database. Follow a few simple steps and your database cluster will be up and running in a matter of minutes. You can spin up clusters using the cloud control panel, CLI, or API.\n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":28,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Automatic daily backups with point in time recovery: Data is one of the most important assets of an app, so it’s critical to backup your database. We take backups of your entire clusters automatically on a daily basis, for free. We also provide a point in time recovery for 7 days, that way if things go wrong due to human error, machine error, or some combination of both, you can easily restore the database as it was at any point in the previous 7 days. \n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":52,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Automatic updates and access to latest MongoDB releases: You get access to MongoDB 4.4. 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Such users would rather offload the tedious database administration and focus their limited time and energy on building and enhancing their apps. ","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With this in mind, we introduced Managed Databases a couple of years ago and are excited to add Managed MongoDB to our portfolio. With this release, DigitalOcean Managed Databases now supports the following engines:","spans":[{"start":33,"end":50,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases/"}}]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/87745cc1-1c5f-4463-b104-104b7fc30dc7_managed-databases-logos.png?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":849,"height":104}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Managed MongoDB launch comes on the heels of DigitalOcean App Platform, a modern, reimagined PaaS (Platform as a Service) that we released a few months ago. App Platform makes it very easy to build, deploy, and scale apps and static sites. You can deploy code by simply pointing to your GitHub and GitLab repos, and App Platform will do all the heavy lifting of managing infrastructure, app runtimes, and dependencies. App Platform, along with Managed Databases, helps fulfill DigitalOcean’s mission by empowering developers, startups, and SMBs to focus more on their apps, and less on the underlying infrastructure and databases.","spans":[{"start":45,"end":70,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"How Managed MongoDB works","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"DigitalOcean provides you with various compute options to build your apps like:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Droplets: On-demand, Linux virtual machines suitable for production business applications and personal passion projects.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":8,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"DigitalOcean Kubernetes: Managed Kubernetes with automatic scaling, upgrades, and a free control plane.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":23,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"DigitalOcean App Platform: A fully managed Platform as a Service.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":25,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No matter which compute option you choose to build your apps, you can easily add Managed MongoDB to it. 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His keynote will be followed by sessions from community members, engineers, customers, and other experts that are building technologies and businesses powered by the cloud. With live Q&A and an active Discord server, there’s ample opportunity to engage and learn something new. Click here to attend the deploy conference.","spans":[{"start":14,"end":69,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://deploy.digitalocean.com/agenda/session/552806"}},{"start":347,"end":384,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://do.co/deploy-discord"}},{"start":461,"end":489,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://do.co/deploy"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We are also launching a hackathon for DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB. 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Check out the docs and let us know what you think!","spans":[{"start":22,"end":43,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://cloud.digitalocean.com/databases/new?engine=mongodb"}},{"start":59,"end":90,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://github.com/do-community/mongodb-resources","target":"_blank"}},{"start":141,"end":145,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you’d like to have a conversation about using DigitalOcean and Managed MongoDB in your business, please feel free to contact our sales team.","spans":[{"start":120,"end":142,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/company/contact/sales/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Happy coding!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"André Bearfield","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Director of Product Management","spans":[]}],"tags":[{"tag1":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Tag","tag":"Product Updates","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"product-updates"}}}],"author":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Author","author_name":"André Bearfield","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":553,"height":547},"alt":"André Bearfield","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/fdc7c85186f0a850b04083e1d4306bd1c19772e8_andre-bearfield.png?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"andre-bearfield"}},"_meta":{"uid":"introducing-digitalocean-managed-mongodb"}},"featured_blog_2":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Blog","_linkType":"Link.document","blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":790,"height":400},"alt":"Droplet Console","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/710499ae-78cc-4179-afc1-15793637b200_DODX3727-790x400-logo-2.jpg?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Securely connect to Droplets with SSH key pairs using a new Droplet Console","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2021-08-10","blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The famous author Ken Blanchard once said, “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.\" This is something we truly believe at DigitalOcean, and we always strive to enhance our products based on customer feedback.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With this goal in mind, we are excited to introduce a new Droplet Console that will make it much easier to connect to your Droplets securely. 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We feel like we know infrastructure and can handle most of the configuration and management. What we needed from a cloud was not bells and whistles but efficiency and reliability. DigitalOcean provides us a platform to build our apps and then gets out of the way. Just how we like it.” - Achyuth Krishna, Director of Engineering of Whatfix","spans":[{"start":0,"end":7,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://whatfix.com/blog/driving-the-future-now-were-excited-to-announce-our-90-million-series-d-funding/"}},{"start":287,"end":648,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We understand that scaling while maintaining reliability of applications and profitability of business is important, so we provide robust solutions which minimize downtime.","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Centra is a SaaS-based e-commerce platform for global direct-to-consumer and wholesale e-commerce brands. 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I was expected to transform the space into a branded and navigable experience. It’s still a work in progress, but I love the challenge of designing for physical spaces.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Murals by Alex Mostov & Masami Kubo","spans":[{"start":0,"end":35,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/MjA4NWI0ZTYtZDU2Yi00YzQ3LWJjODctN2Q3NGE2ZDRjZjcw_bdt-office.gif?auto=compress,format","alt":"Murals by Alex Mostov & Masami Kubo","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1024,"height":512}},{"type":"heading4","text":"What was one of the most challenging projects you’ve worked on at DO?","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Kasia: Redesigning the DO logo was definitely the biggest challenge for me. The process was pretty high pressure but I was allowed enough time to really let myself explore and dig in deep. 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We have a private Slack channel which we use to stay in contact, to brainstorm, and to share ideas on projects.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"Where do you see the DO brand going?","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Masami: When I first joined DigitalOcean in 2014, the company was breaking into the cloud computing world by differentiating itself as friendly and accessible. At the time that meant being extra illustrative and bubbly with our designs. We wanted to let the developer community know that their content and culture deserves this kind of attention. That attitude and core value is still what drives every decision, but our aesthetics have matured and evolved just as our products and features have grown. The brand now has a diverse voice ranging from playful and young to mature and sophisticated, all under the same goal of enabling the developer community. I think this range directly reflects the diversity of users we want to speak to.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alex: I really like DO’s brand evolution because I feel like the changes are made based on need and effectiveness rather than just trying to make a splash. I think the brand will continue to change in this deliberate way as the community and product develop. I also hope it will always maintain the sense of playfulness that I think makes DO special.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"What is your best advice for designers just starting out?","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pat: I would encourage aspiring creative folks of any stripe to always stay curious (as cliched as it may sound, it’s advice I’ve followed that I feel has served me well) and seek out inspiration from a range of sources (museums, books, online communities, whatever floats your boat!), because you never know what’s going to be the seed that becomes the root of a fantastic idea. Feeding your mind will give you perspective and enrich your work.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"That said, don’t wait around for inspiration to strike, either! It’s best not to be too precious about your work. Just sit down, make the thing, and make it to suit your standards. Then, when you think it’s done, work on it just a little bit more. Keep learning, and push yourself a bit more with each new project.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Do you enjoy our designers' creations? 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I completed the #Hacktoberfest challenge! 🤓 As a first time contributor, I chanced a PR to @angular material. #gobigorgohomepic.twitter.com/SDRvvf8UlT\n— Alisa (@AlisaDuncan) October 28, 2017","spans":[{"start":25,"end":39,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hacktoberfest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":100,"end":108,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/angular?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":119,"end":133,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/gobigorgohome?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":133,"end":159,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/SDRvvf8UlT"}},{"start":183,"end":199,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/AlisaDuncan/status/924407808702976001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}}]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"Today I've created my first pull request ever for #Hacktoberfest, it wasn't big but it feels awesome! #AndroidDev\n— Paul Núñez (@paulnunezm) October 24, 2017","spans":[{"start":50,"end":64,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hacktoberfest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":102,"end":113,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AndroidDev?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":141,"end":157,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/paulnunezm/status/922650740887375873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Events","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As Hacktoberfest-themed Meetups entered its second year, we saw an uptick in participation from around the world. This year, events were organized in 119 locations around the world, with first-ever Hacktoberfest Meetups held in 27 countries including Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan!","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/6f95fa6b1dfbcf10d492d4622e21f4d8b38e828e_map_08.png?auto=compress,format","alt":"HF Events Map","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1024,"height":512}},{"type":"heading2","text":"Looking Ahead","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Thank you to our friends at GitHub for embarking on yet another Hacktoberfest with us. And thank you to the countless folks on social media and open source communities around the world who encouraged even more people to participate!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you finished your 4 pull requests, you should’ve received an email about your T-shirt. Still have questions? Reach out to us at hacktoberfest@digitalocean.com.","spans":[{"start":131,"end":161,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"mailto:hacktoberfest@digitalocean.com"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"What Hacktoberfest stories do you want to share? Tell us in the comments below.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See you all in 2018; happy hacking!","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"Update March 2018","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The last shipment of Hacktoberfest 2017 T-shirts has gone out. We experienced some issues with shipping this year, and we're sorry if you were waiting for a shirt and haven't received one. However, we're making changes to improve the shipping process in 2018. 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If you’ve been meaning to give back to your favorite open source projects—or if you want to make your first-ever contributions—set aside time this October to start hacking. You can earn a limited-edition Hacktoberfest T-shirt and stickers!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year, we have resources available on local Hacktoberfest Meetups (and how to start one), finding issues to work on, learning how to contribute to open source, and resources for project maintainers who want to attract participants to their projects. You can find all of these resources and register to participate on the official Hacktoberfest website.","spans":[{"start":325,"end":355,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/"}}]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"Just completed my FIRST EVER #hacktoberfest, meaning I made 4 pull requests on GitHub!! 🔥💪💪🔥 pic.twitter.com/WroFqbQJsg\n— Vicky Steeves (@VickySteeves) October 21, 2016","spans":[{"start":29,"end":43,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/hacktoberfest?src=hash"}},{"start":93,"end":119,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/WroFqbQJsg"}},{"start":152,"end":168,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/VickySteeves/status/789601275310665728"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"The Details","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you’re wondering what Hacktoberfest is, it’s a month-long celebration of all things open source. 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Once you sign up on October 1, start checking how many PRs you’ve made via the checker on the Hacktoberfest site (make sure you're signed in first).","spans":[{"start":0,"end":20,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Over the course of the month, you can find new projects to work on from the Hacktoberfest site. Every time you visit the site, you'll see issues labeled \"Hacktoberfest\". Additionally, we’ll send registered participants digests with resources and projects that you can look at if you need ideas.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"The Fine Print","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To get a free T-shirt, you must register and make four pull requests between October 1-31. You can open a PR in any public, GitHub-hosted repo—not just on issues that have been labeled “Hacktoberfest”.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"(Please note: Review a project’s Code of Conduct before submitting a PR. 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If so, share some of your stories or tips for newcomers in the comments below. If you have favorite projects, or if you’re a project maintainer, tell us what projects participants should visit in the comments. And be sure to see what others are saying in the #Hacktoberfest hashtag on your favorite social media platforms!","spans":[{"start":306,"end":320,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See you all on October 1!","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"Update March 2018","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The last shipment of Hacktoberfest 2017 T-shirts has gone out. We experienced some issues with shipping this year, and we're sorry if you were waiting for a shirt and haven't received one. However, we're making changes to improve the shipping process in 2018. 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It was a record setting year which confirmed the power of communities in general, and specifically the open source community.","spans":[{"start":17,"end":30,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Here's what you accomplished in a nutshell:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"📈 92,569 total PRs were opened this Hacktoberfest, up from 49,000 last year","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"📂 29,287 total repos were contributed to","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"💝 Most popular projects included Homebrew Cask and Home Assistant","spans":[{"start":33,"end":46,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://caskroom.github.io/"}},{"start":51,"end":65,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://home-assistant.io/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"👕 10,227 people completed the challenge and will receive shirts this year","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In this post, we'll get more into numbers and will share some stories from contributors, maintainers, and communities across the world.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Contributors","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We put the challenge out there and you stepped up to exceed it! Congratulations to both first-time open source contributors and experienced contributors who set aside time and resources to push the needle forward for thousands of open source projects.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year, we had a record number of contributors from around the world participate:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"👨👩👧👦 29,616 people signed up to participate","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"🌍 Contributions came in from 114 countries","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Developers around the world shared their stories with us, explaining what Hacktoberfest meant to them. One contributor who completed the challenge said:","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"I am a senior computer science student but have always been too intimidated to submit to other open github projects. Hacktoberfest gave me a reason to do that and I am really glad I did. I will for sure be submitting a lot more in the future.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Aditya Dalal from Homebrew Cask went from being a Hacktoberfest contributor in 2015 to being a project maintainer in 2016:","spans":[{"start":0,"end":12,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://github.com/adidalal"}}]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"I actually started contributing to Open Source in a meaningful way because of Hacktoberfest. Homebrew Cask was a convenient tool in my daily usage, and Hacktoberfest provided an extra incentive to contribute back. Over time, I continued contributing and ended up as a maintainer, focusing on triaging issues and making the contribution process as simple as possible (which I like to think we have succeeded at).","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Maintainers","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A HUGE and very special shout out goes out to project maintainers. Many of you added \"Hacktoberfest\" labels (+15,000) to project issues and tweeted out your projects, encouraging others to join in on the fun. We know that Hacktoberfest makes things busier than usual. Thank you for setting a great example for future project maintainers—without you, Hacktoberfest wouldn't be possible!","spans":[{"start":2,"end":6,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Some maintainers went out of their way to make sure contributors had a great experience:","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"Nice job @IamAdiSri scoring a #hacktoberfest PR on @osquery! pic.twitter.com/C8J6DgNX9u\n— Nick Anderson (@PoppySeedPlehzr) October 21, 2016","spans":[{"start":9,"end":19,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/IamAdiSri"}},{"start":30,"end":44,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/hacktoberfest?src=hash"}},{"start":51,"end":59,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/osquery"}},{"start":61,"end":87,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/C8J6DgNX9u"}},{"start":123,"end":139,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/PoppySeedPlehzr/status/789532263855722496"}}]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"@IAmWillMadison, thanks for contributing to our #Golang Rest HTTP Client open source library, happy #hacktoberfest!🙌 https://t.co/HXTqnPdGbF\n— SendGrid (@SendGrid) October 21, 2016","spans":[{"start":0,"end":15,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/IAmWillMadison"}},{"start":48,"end":55,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Golang?src=hash"}},{"start":100,"end":114,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/hacktoberfest?src=hash"}},{"start":117,"end":140,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/HXTqnPdGbF"}},{"start":164,"end":180,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/SendGrid/status/789509892835053568"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"...and others created awesome challenges:","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"#Chocolatey is participating in @digitalocean#hacktoberfesthttps://t.co/CP3gcOQwIf - A few lucky folks will additionally get this T-Shirt! pic.twitter.com/iF0ZzWm05V\n— Rob Reynolds (@ferventcoder) October 2, 2016","spans":[{"start":0,"end":11,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chocolatey?src=hash"}},{"start":32,"end":45,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/digitalocean"}},{"start":45,"end":59,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/hacktoberfest?src=hash"}},{"start":59,"end":82,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/CP3gcOQwIf"}},{"start":139,"end":165,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/iF0ZzWm05V"}},{"start":197,"end":212,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/ferventcoder/status/782621022176419840"}}]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"MJLM is on Hacktoberfest ! Win MJML T-shirts + stickers if your PR got accepted https://t.co/dt5eRsLljs#hacktoberfest@digitaloceanpic.twitter.com/JHUZWZ2Kid\n— mjml. 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More than 30 communities held 40 events in 29 cities across 12 countries including Cameroon,Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Spain, Ukraine, UK, and the US (click here to see a full list of Hacktoberfest events).","spans":[{"start":256,"end":260,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QIZYYJPt111XQ1R8PYGdn-riDFKaRVekdj1MJmFX2do/edit#gid=0"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Thank you to event organizers who brought your communities together through pair programming, mentorship, demos, workshops, and hack fests.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you didn't have a chance to attend a Hacktoberfest-themed event near you, we encourage you to host one anytime or suggest the idea to your favorite meetup.","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/f743dbd2f0547a9d0b5f8807d5e68cc9794a5207_sigfox.png?auto=compress,format","alt":"Hacktoberfest Paris Meetup by Sigfox","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1192,"height":874}},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/a3f578ea265b1c9f830c10fd9e9b17baaa6ebe03_fullstack.jpg?auto=compress,format","alt":"Fullstack Open Source | Hacktober Edition, Los Angeles, California, USA","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":2000,"height":1472}},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/e45c03ac7cc0a3c381ffa307c4a635ca3e5f7885_blackcodecollective.png?auto=compress,format","alt":"Hacktober Night by BlackCodeCollective, Arlington, Virginia, USA","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1997,"height":978}},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/4763a078e5457ffe167dae903a09956547b0bb55_nitksurathkal.jpg?auto=compress,format","alt":"Hacktober Fest Meetup at NITK Surathkal, Mangalore, India","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1995,"height":969}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Clockwise, from top left:\nHacktoberfest Paris Meetup by Sigfox, Paris, France, Fullstack Open Source | Hacktober Edition, Los Angeles, California, USA, Hacktober Fest Meetup at NITK Surathkal, Mangalore, India, and Hacktober Night by BlackCodeCollective, Arlington, Virginia, USA.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":25,"type":"em"},{"start":26,"end":280,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Beyond 2016","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Thank you to our friends at GitHub for helping us make Hacktoberfest 2016 possible. And special thanks go out to our friends at Mozilla, Intel, and CoreOS for supporting the initiative.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Tell us: What did you enjoy about Hacktoberfest this year? What can we do to make it even better next year? Let us know in the comments.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Until we meet again—happy hacking!","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2016-11-15","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"Community","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"community"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"open-source-at-its-hacktoberbest"}}},{"node":{"author":{"_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Stephanie Morillo","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":188,"height":188},"alt":"Stephanie Morillo","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/88c5ec7b08345ce34cc82af6a32619bee69b1dae_stephanie_morillo-abc491ab.png?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"stephanie_morillo"}},"blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":784,"height":418},"alt":"Hacktoberfest 2016 illustration","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/6b0f94d88fd3d4736d1e1c1ecfa5411a3fcc43bc_hero-4.png?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Ready, Set, Hacktoberfest!","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"October is a special time for open source enthusiasts, open source beginners, and for us at DigitalOcean: It marks the start of Hacktoberfest, which enters its third year this Saturday, October 1!","spans":[{"start":128,"end":141,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"heading3","text":"What's Hacktoberfest?","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hacktoberfest—in partnership with GitHub—is a month-long celebration of open source software. Maintainers are invited to guide would-be contributors towards issues that will help move the project forward, and contributors get the opportunity to give back to both projects they like and ones they've just discovered. No contribution is too small—bug fixes and documentation updates are valid ways of participating.","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"#Hacktoberfest 2015 swag arrived! Got 24 PRs merged in #ohmyfish#oh-my-fish! Thanks @digitaloceanpic.twitter.com/ttlfkdY13u\n— Derek Stavis (@derekstavis) January 9, 2016","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Rules and Prizes","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To participate, first sign up on the Hacktoberfest site. And if you open up four pull requests between October 1 and October 31, you'll win a free, limited edition Hacktoberfest T-shirt. (Pull requests do not have to be merged and accepted; as long as they've been opened between the very start of October 1 and the very end of October 31, they count towards a free T-shirt.)","spans":[{"start":76,"end":94,"type":"strong"},{"start":202,"end":208,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Connect with other Hacktoberfest participants (Hacktobefestants?) by using the hashtag, #Hacktoberfest, on your social media platform of choice.","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"#HacktoberfestA photo posted by Coston (@costonperkins) on Dec 18, 2015 at 11:49am PST","spans":[]},{"type":"heading3","text":"What's Different This Year","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We wanted to make it easier for contributors to locate projects that needed help, and we also wanted project maintainers to have the ability to highlight issues that were ready to be worked on. To that end, we've introduced project labeling, allowing project maintainers to add a \"Hacktoberfest\" label to any issues that contributors could start working on. Browse participating projects on GitHub.","spans":[{"start":358,"end":387,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://github.com/search?l=&q=state%3Aopen+label%3Ahacktoberfest&ref=advsearch&type=Issues&utf8=%E2%9C%93"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We've also put together a helpful list of resources for both project maintainers and contributors on the Hacktoberfest site.","spans":[{"start":34,"end":51,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/#resources"}}]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"Thank you @digitalocean for my #hacktoberfest t-shirt! 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Our community wrote API libraries covering many popular programming languages, adding support for more integrations. 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In addition, thank you to the community users who share resources and answer technical questions in the Q&A section (a very special shout-out goes out to Adam Robertson, Jonathan Tittle, and Woet).Thank you all for lending your expertise to help others!","spans":[{"start":83,"end":88,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.mysql.com/"}},{"start":90,"end":94,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://deis.io/"}},{"start":100,"end":109,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://sandstorm.io/"}},{"start":171,"end":190,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/"}},{"start":387,"end":398,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions"}},{"start":437,"end":451,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/users/sierracircle"}},{"start":453,"end":468,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/users/jtittle"}},{"start":474,"end":478,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/users/woet"}}]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/fa4d290c49b887713e8fbfad510af85ed5811a0b_nylatino.jpg?auto=compress,format","alt":"NY Latino Tech Meetup, Hosted at DO","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1024,"height":768}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Source: Tweet from @nycforward","spans":[{"start":0,"end":30,"type":"em"},{"start":8,"end":30,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/nycforward/status/675104356069416964"}}]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Local Meetup Groups","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We plugged into the greater developer community this year by hosting over 75 tech events at our space, including events for groups like:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Manhattan.js,","spans":[{"start":0,"end":12,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://manhattanjs.com/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Women Who Code","spans":[{"start":0,"end":14,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.womenwhocode.com/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Meteor","spans":[{"start":0,"end":6,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://meteor.meetup.com/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Write the Docs","spans":[{"start":0,"end":14,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://conf.writethedocs.org/meetups.html"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Additionally, we were delighted to host a number of technical talks by:","spans":[{"start":52,"end":67,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLseEp7p6EwiaoVfqAS71e91DM1ilpujNy"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Joe Stein on Apache Mesos","spans":[{"start":0,"end":9,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/allthingshadoop"}},{"start":13,"end":25,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyLtK4FhCZE&index=4&list=PLseEp7p6EwiaoVfqAS71e91DM1ilpujNy"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"George Neville-Neal on the history of FreeBSD","spans":[{"start":0,"end":19,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/gvnn3"}},{"start":27,"end":45,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwbO4eTieQY&list=PLseEp7p6EwiaoVfqAS71e91DM1ilpujNy&index=1"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Dave Cheney on dependency management in Go","spans":[{"start":0,"end":11,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/davecheney"}},{"start":15,"end":42,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3dW80eO88I&index=5&list=PLseEp7p6EwiaoVfqAS71e91DM1ilpujNy"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Furthermore, we were honored to have #WOCinTech Chat use our office as the location for a set of freely available stock photos featuring women of color in technical roles. Thank you to all of these individuals and groups for creating amazing experiences for technologists!","spans":[{"start":37,"end":52,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://www.wocintechchat.com/"}},{"start":90,"end":126,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://www.wocintechchat.com/blog/wocintechphotos"}}]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/3f7e19f027877a6d7048134a6324a044f0b03ebd_wocstock.jpg?auto=compress,format","alt":"A photo from the WOCinTech Chat stock photos gallery","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":640,"height":427}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Photo credit: #WOCinTech Chat","spans":[{"start":0,"end":29,"type":"em"},{"start":0,"end":29,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.flickr.com/photos/wocintechchat/"}}]},{"type":"heading3","text":"And You!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Thank you all for inspiring us and for continuing to demonstrate what makes tech such an amazing community to be a part of. From the coder just getting started to seasoned developers, we are incredibly grateful for our community and all that they build, create, and share. As always, we will continue to support you and show our gratitude. We can't wait to see what you create in 2016 and we'll be here with you all of the way!","spans":[{"start":266,"end":271,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/search?f=images&vertical=default&q=%23hacktoberfest&src=typd"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"by Stephanie Morillo","spans":[{"start":3,"end":20,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/radiomorillo"}}]}],"blog_post_date":"2015-12-22","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"Community","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"community"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"thank_you_for_2015"}}},{"node":{"author":{"_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Stephanie Morillo","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":188,"height":188},"alt":"Stephanie Morillo","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/88c5ec7b08345ce34cc82af6a32619bee69b1dae_stephanie_morillo-abc491ab.png?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"stephanie_morillo"}},"blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":784,"height":418},"alt":"hacktoberfest desk with laptops","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/8600b580-faa3-4dcf-8adf-f8ba56f36577_hero.png?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"31 Days, 4 Pull Requests, 1000s of Stories: Looking Back at Hacktoberfest","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"When we completed our first Hacktoberfest in 2014, we had 768 participants, and happily sent out T-shirts across the globe. We were eager to see what 2015 would bring, but we could never have expected the huge response we received this year!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year, we partnered with GitHub to lay down the challenge: submit four pull requests on GitHub to an open source project, and we'll send you a free limited edition T-shirt.","spans":[{"start":92,"end":98,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://github.com/blog/2067-hacktoberfest-contribute-to-open-source-in-october"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As Hacktoberfest wound down and the numbers and stories began trickling — and then pouring — in, we were overwhelmed by the results that we saw. 14,419 people signed up. 5,708 people created four pull requests. And 1,060 went above and beyond, submitting over 10 each in the month of October.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We were blown away by the stories people shared about their Hacktoberfest experience. Here are just some of our favorite ones from around the world:","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Developer from Krakow, Poland:","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"\"I always wanted to contribute to open source projects, but haven't had the courage to do so. Hacktoberfest encouraged me to just start doing it, so I started by writing documentation for Ember.js - my currently favourite Javascript framework. I'm glad I did that and I feel like I'm part of a worldwide developer community.\"","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Developer from Merelbeke, Belgium:","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"\"It was my first time using git so everything was new for me. I had a hard time figuring everything out but at the end I finally managed to become a git-pro. Most of my contributions were bug patches to existing projects and I found the layout of Github so nice that I started using Github for writing documentation about my own projects.\"","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Developer from Mountain View, United States:","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"\"This was my first time contributing to open source, despite having wanted to for ages. Thanks for giving me the final push that I needed! I created substantial documentation for two projects, and enjoyed working on one of them so much that I've reached out to the maintainer about how I can help move the project forward!\"","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Developer from Curitiba, Brazil:","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"\"I always wanted to start contributing to open source but wasn't able to due to being in a company that had restrictions regarding intellectual property produced by me. I changed jobs and decided it was time to start but I had no idea where to begin! My first contribution was a small bug fix in September 31th, after reading about Hacktoberfest I had extra motivation to keep going. I closed up the month with 5 opened pull requests, three of them merged, now that I've seen first hand that contributing is not as scary as it first seemed I plan to continue contributing!\"","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Developer from Charleston, United States:","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"\"I recently joined an aerospace club at my school, and we used GitHub to collaborate on the code for our Arduino-controlled space balloon. My first pull request ended up flying over 100,000 feet!\"","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Some schools even got their students involved:","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Educator from Cedar City, United States","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"\"When we found out about the Hacktoberfest opportunity we got our entire C++ programming class to participate. Not only do I assist in the high school classes, but I am also a programming student myself. In order to keep the high schoolers on track to get 4 pull requests I created repositories they felt comfortable contributing to and still felt accomplished.\"","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Students from Cedar City, United States","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"\"Our class was encouraged to take on Hacktoberfest. With teamwork and help from our instructors, we accomplished this task.\"","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"and","spans":[]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"\"Our whole C++ programming class completed the challenge of doing 4 pull requests, it was amazing [and] I can't believe we all did it!\"","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hacktoberfest has been an exciting and humbling experience for us. It's exciting to see just how much it's grown, and a humbling reminder of the true size and scope of the open source ecosystem.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"96 countries that participated in Hacktoberfest 2015","spans":[{"start":0,"end":52,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/7308577b0755ed500288326fc1014ce45ce2c9cc_map.png?auto=compress,format","alt":"Global contributions","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":784,"height":418}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We are so grateful to everyone who joined in for Hacktoberfest this year. A big thank you to the maintainers of all featured projects — we look forward to working with you again. We can't wait to see what next year will bring!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you would like to get involved, or if you have ideas about how to make the next Hacktoberfest even better, get in touch!","spans":[{"start":110,"end":122,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"mailto:hacktoberfest@digitalocean.com"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hacktoberfest T-shirts are in the mail as of 11.24! :)","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2015-12-01","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"Community","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"community"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"looking-back-at-hacktoberfest"}}},{"node":{"author":{"_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Stephanie Morillo","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":188,"height":188},"alt":"Stephanie Morillo","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/88c5ec7b08345ce34cc82af6a32619bee69b1dae_stephanie_morillo-abc491ab.png?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"stephanie_morillo"}},"blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":784,"height":418},"alt":"illustration of a tee shirt with hacktoberfest 2015 graphic on it","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/827e96c005aa8b811d64c6e505be4c947dc61c41_hero-1.png?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Hacktoberfest is Back!","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"We're excited to announce the start of the second annual Hacktoberfest, a month-long celebration of open source software! This year, GitHub joins us as a partner in our quest to give you a cool shirt for your open source contributions.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"For this year's Hacktoberfest, we encourage everyone to contribute to open source software by making meaningful contributions to the projects you use and love. We've changed the minimum contributions from 50 commits to 4 pull requests. That's right: to participate, just make 4 pull requests to any open source projects of your choice (can be more than one!). The purpose of this is to shift focus to the types of contributions being made, whether you're fixing bugs, creating new features, or updating documentation.","spans":[{"start":271,"end":319,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We will also sponsor and host jQuery's Developer Summit in New York City, a three-day event where members of underrepresented groups will contribute to open source projects run by the jQuery Foundation, and NYC Women Who Go's Meetup with the Bridge Foundry.","spans":[{"start":30,"end":55,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://events.jquery.org/2015/developer-summit/"}},{"start":207,"end":232,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Women-Who-Go/events/224977872/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Additionally, we have chosen 31 awesome open source projects to highlight for each day in October, inviting participants to check out, use, and contribute to them. (You aren't limited to only these projects — use them as a reference point if you don't know where to begin!) We've split them out by programming language to make it easier for you to find one that piques your interest.","spans":[{"start":29,"end":60,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/#projects"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To participate in Hacktoberfest, sign up on the Hacktoberfest website and open four pull requests on any GitHub-hosted open source project (or projects) of your choosing in the month of October. You will win a limited-edition Hacktoberfest T-shirt featuring GitHub's Octocat and our very own Sammy the Shark.","spans":[{"start":33,"end":69,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We'll send you reminders throughout the month along with our top open source project picks. What projects will you contribute to? Let us know on Twitter using the #Hacktoberfest hashtag, or tell us in the comments below!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Sign up here for Hacktoberfest!","spans":[{"start":0,"end":31,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Happy Hacking!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"by Stephanie Morillo","spans":[{"start":3,"end":20,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/radiomorillo"}}]}],"blog_post_date":"2015-09-30","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"Community","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"community"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"hacktoberfest-is-back"}}}]}}}