According to the Oxford Dictionary, Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.
Therefore, Open source projects are projects that are available for the public use and it can be easily contributed to by other developers. As a developer, it is almost impossible to completely avoid open source projects. One of the many open source projects that has helped me grow as a developer is FREECODECAMP .
FreeCodeCamp is a platform that allows individuals learn how to code for free. It is a non-profit donor-supported organization. You get to build projects and earn certifications.
One can earn certifications in the the following tracks in the FreeCodeCamp Camp learning platform:
- Responsive Web Design
- Javascript Algorithms and Data structures
- Front end development Libraries
- Data Visualization
- APIs and Microservices
- Quality Assurance
- Scientific Computing with Python
- Data analysis with Python
- Information Security
- Machine Learning with Python
I learnt the basics of web Design and algorithms and data structures from the FreeCodeCamp platform. You can check out these certifications on FreeCodeCamp