# What open source project should I contribute to?

DevFeed: [What open source project should I contribute to?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-open-source-project-should-i-contribute-to-51914.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kentcdodds.com/blog/what-open-source-project-should-i-contribute-to>)

Author: Pranu Sarna

Published: 2020-07-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Kent C. Dodds Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kent-c-dodds-blog.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framework.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>), [Webpack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webpack.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>), [Vue.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vue.md>)

Tags: [contribute](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contribute.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>)

## AI overview

A guide to choosing an open-source project to contribute to: start with software you use regularly, understand its use cases and pain points, and contribute consistently. It also recommends reviewing contribution instructions, documentation, and code, then using debugging tools to learn how the project works.

## Source excerpt

My silver bullet answer to this frequently posed question, and how to get started