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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

How do I contribute to an open-source project with easy, medium, or advanced complexity? A Thread 🧵👇🏻

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

I've been consistently contributing to open source since 2020

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Nitin Kumar

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Top 25 Algorithms Every Programmer Should Know

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Nitin Kumar

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3 years

I am excited to share that I received an offer from @Razorpay for the frontend engineer position 🎉

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Frontend != HTML + CSS + JavaScript

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Nitin Kumar

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3 years

My github profile fetched me an interview opportunity for a software engineer role ✅💯🚀

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Nitin Kumar

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3 years

Top 25 Algorithms Every Programmer Should Know. Did I miss some algorithms? Make sure to comment. A thread 🧵👇🏻

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Most programmers are not interested in contributing to open source, because they don't know where to start. I m here to help. My DMs are open. Feel free to ping me.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

I recieved an offer from @_groww for 6 months long internship 🎉🎉

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

I have an interview tomorrow guys. Wish me luck 🌟

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3 years

Drop a ❤, I will help you get started in doing open source contributions.

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Nitin Kumar

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3 years

Twitter has offered me more opportunities than LinkedIn.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Anyone hiring Frontend Engineers?

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Frontend development is much more than just HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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I want a tech role. But, I don't want to write code. What are my options?

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"CSS is easy" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

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3 years

I love open source, because, I don't have to pass a knowledge test to be a part something big ❤️.

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3 years

Open source can bring opportunities directly to your inbox.

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Nitin Kumar

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3 years

Hey everyone, I have a frontend interview tomorrow. What should I be focusing on right now? Any tips are appreciated.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

When hiring for frontend roles, what skills do you look for?

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Is moving to Banglore worth it?

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

I am looking for 6 months long internship opportunites. I mainly work with JavaScript, Node.js, and React.js in my daily routine. Currently, I help to maintain webpack and ESLint (both are widely used npm packages with more than 50 million downloads per month each).

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

What is the most important skill in software development?

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Open source changed my life 🔥

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Nitin Kumar

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3 years

Best Open Source Programs For Students/Professionals to Participate - A thread 🧵👇

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Today I helped 10 people get started with open source.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

I’m thrilled to be starting my career as a Frontend Engineer @Razorpay . This is an amazing opportunity and I’m really looking forward to getting started. Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way! @RazorpayEngg

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

10 google chrome extensions you must try as a frontend developer. A thread 🧵👇

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3 years

@eddiejaoude To make sure they have atleast 1 follower on @github

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3 years

When I started open source I knew - HTML, CSS, and JS only Now I know - HTML, CSS, JS, and how to copy and paste code.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

Hey guys, I need some tips for communication during interviews. I am very nervous. My heart beat go crazy when I have to talk with someone I don't know. Also a reason why I don't host/speak in twitter spaces.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Most frontend developers don’t end up touching webpack very much, and just assume that it “just works”. I believe this is a mistake. Understanding how your build tools work makes you a stronger developer and is invaluable in debugging errors.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Startup Idea - New youtube for India.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

2021 was very productive for me. I created 1049 pull requests on github. That's approximately 20 PRs per week.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Recently, I won the most impactful contribution prize for the first edition of Open Source Friday @RazorpayEngg !

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

I'm getting started with DevOps stuff. Can anyone share some good resources around Docker, kubertenes, etc for a beginner?

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

After 5 days, I just finished replying to 100+ queries in my DMs to help folks get started in open source. Do you also want to contribute to open source? Follow and DM me, I w ill get you started. Drop a ❤️ for open source.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

I help people get started with open source.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

"O" is Open Source stands for "Opportunities" 💯

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Why should we not work in comfort zone at work? Get the job done easily on time and make good money. Work life balance++

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Always wanted to get involved in an open-source project but don’t know where to begin? Looking to build up your reputation but need to start with something simple? Don't worry I'm here to help.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

In the last 3 years, I've raised & merged almost 1200 PRs for the webpack ecosystem including cli, dev-server, docs website, and all loaders & plugins.

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

I received the Most Valuable Person Award from the Platform Team @RazorpayEngg 🥳

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

How do you folks negotiate an offer?

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

This is what contributing to open source looks like!

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

The more you practice, the luckier you get.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

Celebrating 3000+ hours of open source contributions 🥳🥳💯💯 I have been constantly contributing to open source since January 2020. On an average I have been spending 5 hours/day. Total days ≈ 630 🔥 Total hours ≈ 630*5 = 3150 🔥

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

10 months

Must-Know React Concepts for Frontend Developers 🚀 Whether you're a newbie or a pro, these fundamentals are key 🧵

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Today, I was creating PR using GitHub UI, and I accidently pushed it directly to master. Fortunately, it was a one-liner commit.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

As an open-source maintainer, I find bugs, fix bugs, write tests, write docs, review code, plan features, implement features, triage issues, publish releases, help others in contributing. All these are across multiple repositories and organizations.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

8 months

🎉 Thrilled to spill the beans - I've officially leveled up to Senior Frontend Engineer! 🚀 Grateful for the journey, the amazing team, and the endless lines of code that got me here. Ready to tackle new challenges!

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

Great work-from-home websites to find your dream job. Here are some sites worth checking out as you hunt for the job you want 🧵⚡👇

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

How's your Sunday going?

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

Tell me a software/project whose open source alternative you would like to build.

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

@jaseemabid So a company can fire an employee whenever they want but an employee will have to serve 1 month notice period if he want to leave🤨

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

Thank you everyone, I got what I was looking for.

Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

I am looking for 6 months long internship opportunites. I mainly work with JavaScript, Node.js, and React.js in my daily routine. Currently, I help to maintain webpack and ESLint (both are widely used npm packages with more than 50 million downloads per month each).

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Can anyone recommend me a good chair for WFH setup?

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@snitin315

3 years

I may have to move to banglore for work. Can anyone tell me what is the cost of living in Banglore? How much would a rented apartment cost + the general monthly expenses?

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

1 year

🎉 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🎉 I'm excited to give away 2 conference-only passes for #JSConfIndia ! To participate: Like & retweet this tweet. DM/Drop a comment on why you would like to attend JSConf India.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Recently, I got the Rookie MVP award from @RazorpayEngg @Razorpay Special thanks to my teammates for assigning such intersting tasks to me and for reviewing those PRs @_anothercoder @dhruvdutt @_kamlesh_ @anuraghazru

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Set a reminder for my upcoming Space!

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2 years

I wish I joined twitter earlier.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

1 year

Recently completed one amazing year at @RazorpayEngg as a frontend engineer! It has been an incredible journey with an awesome team and exciting projects. Looking forward to many more years of growth and success! #frontendengineer

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

What is the best way to showcase my open source contributions?

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@snitin315

3 years

My contributions to webpack in 2021. I am currently maintaining webpack-cli, webpack-dev-server and

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Today I saw this 2 years old comment for the first time. It made me realize how far I have come.

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2 years

Thank you, @Twitter

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Nitin Kumar

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1 year

My team at Razorpay 💫

Dhruvdutt Jadhav

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The Frontend Core Team @Razorpay 🚀

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Nitin Kumar

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3 years

Hey Everyone, how shoud I prepare for the last culture-fit interview round for a tech company? Given, I have cleared all the technical interviews.

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3 years

Recently, I turned down an internship offer for open source.

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Binary Search Algorithm Breadth First Search (BFS) Algorithm Depth First Search (DFS) Algorithm Merge Sort Algorithm Quicksort Algorithm Kruskal’s Algorithm Floyd Warshall Algorithm Dijkstra’s Algorithm Bellman Ford Algorithm

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@snitin315

2 years

Excellent learning last few months for me here @RazorpayEngg , I got to know a lot about web performance, lighthouse, Synthetic Monitoring with SpeedCurve, RUM with Sentry, TypeScript, React Native, writing my own GitHub actions, technical documentation, etc.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

11 months

1. @Razorpay 2. @Razorpay 3. @Razorpay

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Mention 3 companies you want to work for👇🙂

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

This January I got 1.09 million tweet impressions and 353K profile visits.

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Nitin Kumar

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3 years

I am glad to share that I got selected as one of the first recipients in India. Thanks to @GitHubIndia , and the jury for providing such an opportunity. Also, special thanks to @mvkaran for providing clear communication and keeping me posted with next steps and action items.

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📣 Congratulations to the first recipients of the GitHub Grants for #OpenSource in India. Happy #ProgrammersDay 🎉 ✨

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

My friend is looking for full time remote work opportunities in Software Engineering. They have 1 year of experience in the industry. Tech Stack: MERN stack, TypeScript, JavaScript, C++, Spring Boot, Data Structures and Algorithms. Drop any leads below or DM me 📫

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

There are many ways to grow as a software engineer. Here are a few suggestions:

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@snitin315

2 years

I never imagined @github would feature my profile like this ❤

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2 years

Nothing can be better than seeing a program that you built, go global! GitHub Open Source Grants India inspires the launch of the global GitHub Accelerator 🎉

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Nitin Kumar

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My DMs are open. Let's chat about anything you want.

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Raised and merged 350 PRs to webpack-dev-server.

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3 years

Having @github as your sponsor, is a different feeling. I never thought that there will come a day like this. I am grateful to all my sponsors, your support means a lot ❤ - @SantoshYadavDev @mikesherov @pushpak1300 @shreyacasmalert @github

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2 years

Do you know how bundlers like webpack work behind the scenes? If not, do you want to?

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Few resources which help you find projects and get started with open-source projects: - goodfirstissue<dot>dev - goodfirstissue<dot>com - awesomeopensource<dot>com - firsttimersonly<dot>com - github[dot]com/topics/<topic>

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2 years

Exams coming soon. Wish me luck.

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@snitin315

3 years

I only have a macbook pro. I want to setup a nice work from home environment to increase my productivity, please tell me everything else that I should buy.

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

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What gives joy to a software developer? Knwoing his code is used by millions of folks worldwide. Directly or Indirectly.

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My contributions gradually increase to a project. It is a time taking process, but once you learn how to fix bugs in any foreign codebase, it's a very valuable skill.

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Which one is better according to you? and Why? Remote work or work from the office?

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Kadane’s Algorithm Lee Algorithm Flood Fill Algorithm Floyd’s Cycle Detection Algorithm Union Find Algorithm Topological Sort Algorithm KMP Algorithm Insertion Sort Algorithm Selection Sort Algorithm Counting Sort Algorithm Heap Sort Algorithm

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

Almost a year ago, I made my first commit to webpack-dev-server. Since then, I have been helping with the development and maintenance of webpack-dev-server. So far I have made 230+ pull requests and commits to webpack-dev-server

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

10 months

Open source changed my life 🔥❤️

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

Few resources to find open source projects: - goodfirstissue[dot]dev - goodfirstissue[dot]com - awesomeopensource[dot]com - firsttimersonly[dot]com - github[dot]com/topics/<topic>

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How to be a "good" front-end developer?

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@snitin315

3 years

Just created the outline for "The ultimate guide to webpack". Coming soon...

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2 years

Kahn’s Topological Sort Algorithm Huffman Coding Compression Algorithm Quickselect Algorithm Boyer–Moore Majority Vote Algorithm Euclid’s Algorithm

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

3 years

This year, I learned "how to learn?".

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Nitin Kumar

@snitin315

2 years

This is an old interview in which I'm sharing my journey to open source and how I got started. I have shared some tips at the end which you may find insightful and help you get started to open source. I plan to upload more videos soon.

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Nitin Kumar

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2 years

Sometimes DSA is required in open source too. May the force be with me.

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