Hey there!👋

• You can solve questions put up by contributors (tag moderators in comment to assign an issue to you and mention the language you will be using).
• You can put up a problem yourself.
• You can even contribute a project made by yourself!

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• Git and github articles on atlassian.com: Website

First let's see when should you create an issue?

• If you want to contribute a question or project.
• If you have a better solution to an existing solved issue.

Click on the Issue button at top of the page:

Click new issue and fill up the details!

Note: Issues must clearly mention what they are addressing, if a problem is being put up then explain it using an example.

Note: One must read CODE_OF_CONDUCT before starting work on any issue

First things first, In order to contribute you have to create a Pull Request from your forked repo which is a remote clone of this upstream repository.

1. Click this button at the top of screen to fork this repo, don't forget to star the repository!:
   

2. Now head over to the forked repository and copy the clone HTTPS URL:
   

3. Next up clone the forked repo on to the local machine using:
   

   git clone <copied-fork-link>

4. It is critical to keep your forked repository in sync the upstream repository so merge conflicts can be avoided:

   git remote add upstream https://github.com/pratik-choudhari/AlgoCode.git
   git fetch upstream
   git pull upstream master
   git push
   

5. Create a seperate branch to work on:
   

   The branch name must be selected according to the issue
   

   git checkout -b <branch-name>

6. Contributors must follow the directory structure guidelines:

   • All files must be kept in a directory.
   • Directory name must resemble the issue assigned.
   • Based on the language used, create a directory inside the language directory.
   • Example: If I am writing in Python I will create a directory inside Python directory.
   • In case a project is being contributed make sure to add the files inside a directory(name according to project) which in turn must be placed inside the Projects directory.
   • Changes done by you will not affect existing structure of the project.
   • Add a README.md with your name and link to github profile using [your-name](link-to-profile)

7. After the contribution work is ready go ahead and add it to staging area:
   

   git add -A

8. Now it is time to commit your changes and sync these changes to forked repo:
   

   git commit -m <your_message>

   git push origin <branch-name>

9. Issue a pull request from forked repo to this repo:
   

   • Head over to Pull Request tab in the forked repo and click on New Pull Request
   • Verify base and head repository name and branch names.
   • Fill in the title and provide a concise description.

10. Wait for respose on the PR. Congratulations you just contributed to open source!

11. Get your name in CONTRIBUTORS.md!

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

CONTRIBUTORS.md

Issues labelled with language name e.g Python, mean that the particular issue has been assigned for language in the label

Note that a problem can be solved in above mentioned languages unless any language is explicitly mentioned

Hi! I am Pratik Choudhari an undergrad student. Recently I have discovered my liking for open source since then I have been working diligently towards it and here I am with this repository😄.

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