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Lesson: Explore Example Open‑Source Repos 🧐
🎯 Objective
Investigate existing open-source projects to understand real-world file organization, documentation, and collaboration practices.
🔍 Step 1: Explore the Code.org Website Repository
- Visit the Code.org/code-dot-org repository.
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Focus on:
- The README.md: How it explains the project and its goals
- The About section: How they describe the repository and include a website link
- The file structure: What folders and files are used to organize the project
🔍 Step 2: Inspect a Beginner-Friendly Open Source List
- Check out MunGell/awesome-for-beginners — a curated list of repos labeled “good first issue.”
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Focus on:
- The README.md: How the list is explained and structured
- The About section: Project purpose and external links
- The file structure: How categories are organized into folders and files
🔍 Step 3: Examine an Education‑Focused Curriculum Project
- Explore ossu/computer-science (Open Source Society University).
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Focus on:
- The README.md: How it communicates the structure and content of the curriculum
- The About section: What info is shared and how it links to the learning platform
- The file structure: How curriculum and resources are organized in the repository
✅ Practice Activity
- Visit each repo listed above.
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Look for:
- Purpose or description (README + About section)
- How the files are organized (folders, structure)
- Signs of collaboration (issues, pull requests, contributing guidelines)
- Write down two things you like or would adapt in your own project.
📝 Reflection Questions
- How do these repos help new contributors understand the project?
- What strategies could you borrow to improve your own project’s README or structure?
This exercise helps you see how documentation and organization support open-source collaboration.