Why Open Source Development is a boon?

Why Open Source Development is a boon?

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If you are from a developer background or just someone who has an interest in development, you must have heard open source development!

In this article, we will be looking at is really, Open source is open for all?

Open source development is much termed as the next generation development since more & more developers are growing & prefer open-source programs.

Moreover, in the last few decades, open-sourced software have at par with the enterprise or proprietary software.

➥What is Open Source?

Open source can be defined as any form of source code that is available publicly for free, which can be redistributed and modified by others working on that particular source code.

In layman terms, it is an open software where hundreds of people can help you complete a project and vice-versa.

This comes handy when you realize that Ctrl+Z is not going to help after you mess up your code with changes and debugging process!

VLC Media player, Mozilla Firefox, Linux operating systems are all examples of open-source software, which have been used by millions around the globe.

➥Steps for your first contribution

The following are the steps required to be followed in order to successfully make a pull request.

They can be preferably followed by Read More....