Getting Started With Open Source - A beginner's guide - Karen Efereyan

Welcome to Episode 5 of Code Clan Podcast. This is Temitope here, your host on this podcast and I have Karen here. A little bit about our guest here: According to her portfolio, "I am a frontend developer based in Kwara State, Nigeria. I have an aspiration to be a full-stack developer. Until then, I enjoy building aesthetically pleasing, functional and detail-oriented web products that make the life of humans around me better." Here are the questions she answered in this episode. Why is your twitter profile name reading SistaGlowriaTheDeveloper? What's the backstory behind that? Let's get to know you. Who is Karen Efereyan? When did you start coding? How many years of coding experience do you have? How did you get started with open source? Are there technologies to know to do open source? Can one contribute to open source even if they are not into tech? Is open source only for developers? How do one find something to contribute to. What are the biggest projects you have contributed to? Are there any benefits of being an open source contributor? What are the biggest challenges you faced as an open source contributor? What would be your advice to someone who is just starting as a open source contributor? Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/efereyank Her portfolio: https://karenefe.netlify.app/ Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/codeclannigeria Follow us in Telegram: https://t.me/codeclannigeria