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Articles and series about getting started in open source. We share tutorials, tips, and advice—plus, great open source projects and communities for those new to open source.

A quick and easy way to make your first open source contribution

The First Contributions project bridges the gap between projects looking for new contributors and...

Roshan Jossey 09 Mar 2018 51 votes 2 comments

An introduction to Inkscape for absolute beginners

Unleash your creativity with Inkscape, fun, powerful, free, and open source software for creating...

Donna Benjamin 17 Jan 2018 72 votes

Learn how to program in Python by building a simple dice game

Learn how to program in Python by building a simple dice game.

Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) 18 Oct 2017 98 votes 18 comments

Getting started with ImageMagick

Learn common ways to view and modify images with this lightweight image editor.

Greg Pittman 21 Aug 2017 132 votes 7 comments

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Making your first open source contribution

Puppet Labs software engineer shares how to become a contributor to open source projects.

Nicole C. Baratta (Red Hat) 17 May 2017 155 votes 3 comments

Which is the best programming language for beginners?

What is the best language for a budding programmer to get their start with? There are probably as many opinions about which language is best for...

Opensource.com (Red Hat) 24 Feb 2017 186 votes 63 comments

How to join a technical community

Following a few simple steps can ease your transition into a community.

Jeremy Garcia 26 Jan 2017 162 votes 1 comment

Win a LulzBot Mini 3D printer in our giveaway

In the spirit of encouraging more members of our community to take the plunge and get involved with...

Alex Sanchez (Red Hat) 23 Jan 2017 151 votes 2 comments

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