39 docs tagged with "monthly challenge"

A Community Challenge to hit a word count goal for all our tech blogs.

In this challenge, we're working on creating a habit of talking about the things we're working on, a plan for continuing progress, and creating a demo for the Virtual Coffee community.

For August, the monthly challenge is to create healthy habits for healthy devs. As part of this we would like to use a weekly check-in to keep each other informed on our progress.

For September, the monthly challenge is to prepare for participating in Hacktoberfest. As part of this we would like to use a weekly check-in to keep each other informed on our progress and provide a place to answer any questions about the challenge this month and next month.

For October, the monthly challenge is to participate in Hacktoberfest. As part of this we would like to use a weekly check-in to keep each other informed on our progress and provide a place to answer any questions about the challenge this month and next month.

This challenge encourages our members to celebrate one of the things that continually makes this community so special: Kindness.

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For this challenge, members present their knowledge, highlighting their achievements, and showcase their understanding by exploring video and audio mediums. They might do that by giving Lunch & Learns, creating YouTube videos, recording podcasts, or some other form of audio or video content they created that explores a coding-related concept — there's no length requirement.

Devs are more than just the code we write. This challenge is all about embracing self-expression. Give back to yourself by indulging in something just for fun. Share the art, music, poetry, sports, games, or other hobbies that spark your joy. We spend so much time grinding away on understanding things in the tech space. Let's make some space for the other parts of ourselves.

- Members get the opportunity to receive support, encouragement, praise, and feedback for their projects

Intro

For the last week of the challenge, a little introspection can be useful.

This page contains general procedures for facilitating a challenge. For the specific procedures of each challenge, go to the designated folder.

The month started well and the motivation went down in the middle of the month.

This challenge aims to work on creating, revising, or updating your job packet materials and that elevator pitch that might get you in the door. This challenge emphasizes taking time to ensure they work together and getting some extra feedback on what you've worked on.

This challenge is about nourishing our bodies, minds, and spirits to become healthier developers.

What are issues?

This is a list of random information shared during the month to help the new contributors.

This document is a short and simple guide to help you determine if a GitHub repository is a good fit for contributing to open source. We highlight key areas and considerations to help you evaluate whether or not you want to contribute to an open source project.

The Mid-Year Check-In challenge is designed to provide an opportunity for Virtual Coffee members to reflect on their progress, reevaluate goals, and gain clarity on their journey. This challenge aims to encourage personal growth, foster connection within the community, and provide a supportive space for members to share their insights, challenges, and successes.

This challenge calls members to approach each other with kindness and honesty, and allow this kind of feedback to be a regular part of our process. We offer empathetic responses that are honest and allow them to grow and to fix a problem.

The goal of this challenge is to learn something new, share what we have learned, and gather recommendations and resources to share with the community.

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Thank you for volunteering to facilitate our monthly challenges!

Facilitation

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Monthly Challenge team communication and facilitation mostly takes place in Slack and GitHub. In this page, you will find a guide on how to work with Slack and update the website for the monthly challenge.

Welcome to the Monthly Challenges docs! These docs are written to support our wonderful volunteers. ✨

In this challenge, we encourage members to set their goals for the year and break them into achievable goals for each month. Our Coffee Table Groups — Accountabilibuddies, Tech Interview Study Group, and The Pack Hunt — are participating in and supporting this challenge!

Pairing is more than just coding with someone else. Pairing is about communication, teaching, learning, positive reinforcements, and growing.

This month, we are encouraging our members to take some time away from their screens and get out of the house, then come back and share photographs in Slack. You can, of course, complete the challenge without going more than five feet from your car, but we encourage you to get the benefit of some fresh air and exercise.

Preptember is the month open source maintainers and contributors prepare themselves for Hacktoberfest.

During this month, we'll be breaking down the art of public speaking into manageable steps, focusing on different aspects each week. Throughout the month, we'll provide resources, tips, and opportunities to practice and get feedback from the community.

Preparation (the month before)

For June, the monthly challenge is to build in public. As part of this we would like to use Standup to keep each other informed on our progress.

This challenge is always run during October and was our first-ever monthly challenge. We have three tracks: maintainers will provide issues labeled for Hacktoberfest, contributors will solve issues, and mentors will help contributors and maintainers be successful.

This challenge allows Virtual Coffee members to invite a friend to join our community. However, simply inviting someone is not enough! We encourage everyone to warmly welcome and support our new friends and demonstrate what Virtual Coffee is truly all about - a welcoming and supportive community!

What to do to complete the challenge