Latest Hacktoberfest Project Features & Thank You Contributors

Xander Clemens
2 min readOct 4, 2023

This write-up is directly from my LinkedIn post to provide an update on features and contributors to the Before I Die Code open-source project.

This week, contributors from six different countries around the globe 🗺️ collaborated on the React ⚛️ open-source project Before I Die Code, showcasing the power of teamwork and cooperation from various regions.

➡️ GitHub Before I Die Code Repo: https://github.com/BeforeIDieCode/BeforeIDieAchievements

Star ⭐️ the repo and fork 🍴 today! Get involved in open source and experience the benefits of collaboration and learning. Let’s continue sharing our dreams and aspirations. I wish you a fantastic rest of your work week!

👏🏻 Thanking the following contributors for enhancing the Before I Die Code this past week.

👨‍💻Meet Thakur from Aligarh, India 🇮🇳. His statement before he dies is to give his parents what they deserve. Additionally, he helped translate the text Before I Die into seven more languages that will be displayed depending on where a user’s IP address is.

👨‍💻 Wilbert Machuca from Orlando, Florida, USA 🇺🇸. His statement is to move back to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and have a little farm that produces Coffee and a shop. Wepa!

👨‍💻Tal Zigelnik from Yehud, Israel 🇮🇱. His before-he-dies statement is to go Scuba diving with a whale shark. Additionally, he has assisted in enhancing the RandomContributor components displayed on the site and identifying and creating code to indicate seven languages that should be read from right to left when translating “Before I Die…”.

👨‍💻Angel Soto from Brandon, Florida, USA 🇺🇸 For adding a scroll to the top button and created a toggle button to assist with the UI enhancement of the random contributor component.

👨‍💻Jack Aba from Nicosia, Cyprus 🇨🇾. His statement is to inspire and provide free tech-related education to knowledge-starved individuals globally.

👨‍💻Abbas Zaidi Raza Zaidi from Lucknow, India 🇮🇳. His before I die statement is to visit New York.

👨‍💻Aditya Nagalwade from Nagpur, India 🇮🇳. His before I die statement is to travel the whole world on a big ship.

👨‍💻Muhammad Tatmainnul Quluub Tatma from Yogyakarta, Indonesia 🇮🇩. His before I die statement is to have a house in the countryside with beautiful views and is far from the hustle and bustle of the city.

👨‍💻 Olayinka Koleaje Olayinka from Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬. His before I die statement is to improve himself each day and help others positively do the same.

👨‍💻Samejima from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 🇺🇸. His before I die statement is to improve his community through computer science. Additionally, Samejima assisted with creating a contributor button to take users to our Contributors page.

Before I Die code is the perfect opportunity to participate in #Hacktoberfest2023, and we welcome all eager contributors.

#opensource #opensourceproject #goodfirstissue #firstpullrequest

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Xander Clemens

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