Hacktoberfest: Let's Build an Open Source Scrollodex

Join us online for a special open-source Hacktoberfest event on October 13th! Zoom link will be posted 30 minutes before the event.

🎉 What this meetup is about

Let's Build an Open Source Scrollodex!

Scrollodex is an open source frontend project created by wwcodecolorado in order to bring the community together, build something awesome, and spend some time hacking! Based on the classic rolodex or a business card pin wall, it aims to be a fun place for women who code members to add and display a business card. Check out more here: https://github.com/wwcodecolorado/scrollodex

During this meetup, we will introduce the project AND you will have time to actually contribute!! We will have volunteers to help with setup up and any technical questions.

👻 Goals for this project:

• Bring the community together
• Build something together and share it with the world
• Practicipate in Hacktoberfest
• Have an opportunity to learn/ experience:
• -Contributing to open source
• -Modern web development practices
• -React /Javascript
• -CSS/ SCSS

Participants/ attendees are welcome to work on any other open source projects of their choosing. Let us know what other projects you are excited about and share what others might want to look to contribute to this year!

Have questions? Join our slack (link to form is located below) and head over to #event_open_source channel!

How to best prepare for this meetup :

• Setup github profile :https://github.com/
• Register for Hacktoberfest: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/
• Install node 12+ and yarn on your local machine

🎉 What is Hacktoberfest?

Hacktoberfest, in its 8th year, is a month-long celebration of open source software run by DigitalOcean. During the month of October, we invite you to join open-source software enthusiasts, beginners, and the developer community by contributing to open-source projects. Complete the 2021 challenge and earn a limited-edition T-shirt or a tree planted in your name!
Check out more information here: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/

⏰ Agenda

6:30 PM – Arrive & Network
6:35 – 6:45 PM – Welcome/ Announcements, Icebreaker
6:45 – 7:00 PM – Scrollodex project introduction and setup demo
7:00 – 8:00 PM – Breakout rooms & hacking time, Q&A, Networking

👩🏽‍💻 About Women Who Code

We are a global nonprofit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. Our events offer study groups, technical workshops, hackathons, networking events, panel discussions, lightning talks, and social events featuring influential tech industry experts, innovators, and investors. We help you build the skills you need to raise your professional profile and achieve greater career success. Current and aspiring coders are welcome. Join our Boulder/Denver Slack community here: https://forms.gle/R4bW5rDMqiM7XdJEA

📃 Our Code of Conduct

WWCode is an inclusive community, dedicated to providing an empowering experience for everyone who participates in or supports our community, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, ability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, socioeconomic status, caste, creed, political affiliation, or preferred programming language(s). Our events are intended to inspire women to excel in technology careers, and anyone who is there for this purpose is welcome. We do not tolerate harassment of members in any form.

Our Code of Conduct applies to all WWCode events and online communities. Read the full version and access our incident report form at http://www.womenwhocode.com/codeofconduct

👋Stay in touch with us
https://linktr.ee/wwcodecolorado