There are a number of reasons to contribute to OSS (open-source software). Let’s see what motivates developers to contribute. First, there are a lot of enthusiasts who simply believe that code should be open. They’re idealists who want to make the world a better place, and it drives them to contribute code. The desire to…
Before we discuss how to properly cite, let’s review when it’s appropriate to cite. As a rule of thumb, if the code contains common knowledge that any junior developer would know, then it’s not necessary to cite the reference code. That being said, if there is ever a doubt as to whether or not a citation is needed, add…
Most of us used to aware of open-source software available for pc — mainly Linux, but we forget about another major platform — smartphones. And in this article, we are discussing some of the best open-source Android apps with source code for developers to enrich their Android development skills. The open-source community is always an opportunity for…
Contributing to open source can be a rewarding way to learn, teach, and build experience in just about any skill you can imagine. Why do people contribute to open source? Plenty of reasons! Improve software you rely on Lots of open source contributors start by being users of software they contribute to. When you find…
Python is booming and so is its Github page. This year was great for Python and we saw some very powerful python open-source projects to contribute to. Today, we’re listing down some of the top python open-source projects; try contributing to at least one of these, it will help improve your Python skills. Flask This…
The Android source tree is located in a Git repository hosted by Google. The Git repository includes metadata for the Android source, including changes to the source and when the changes were made. This page describes how to download the source tree for a specific Android code line. To start with a factory image for…
In simple words, we can describe an open source project as source code that is made available to the public to view, use, modify, and distribute under a permissive license. As an example to explain this, let’s use a classroom scenario. A teacher can share a document on a platform like Goggle Docs. On this…
You use Team Explorer to coordinate your code efforts with other team members to develop a software project. In addition, you can manage work and that is assigned to you, your team, or your projects. Team Explorer is a plug-in that installs with Visual Studio and Team Explorer Everywhere is a plug-in that installs with…
This article shows how to view HTML source code in Safari. View Source Code in Safari Showing source code in Safari is easy: Open Safari. Navigate to the web page you would like to examine. Select the Develop menu in the top menu bar. Select the Show Page Source option to open a text window with the HTML source of…
The TRACE32 debugger allows you to test your embedded hardware and software by using the on-chip debug interface. The most common on-chip debug interface is JTAG. A single on-chip debug interface can be used to debug all cores of a multi-core chip. Description The cygwin C compiler/linker tools build an elf file with ‘/cygdrive/c’. You will…
Difficulty Level : Easy Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2021 Open-source software is a type of software where the original source code of the software is made available freely and is published under a license so that users can download, modify and customize it according to their requirements or for research. Today open source is not only…
How to Read Your Website Source Code and Why It’s Important for SEO By Sean Work August 27, 2013Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article appeared at KISSmetrics.com. Underneath all the beautiful images, perfect typography, and wonderfully placed calls to action lies your website source code. This is the code your browser turns into delightful experiences…
Whether you’ve just started into web development or learning and exploring how things work behind the scenes, it helps a lot to view the HTML source code behind a certain website. Well, you can easily do that right from your Android or iOS device. Most of the times, when we visit a nice looking website,…
Every major Internet browser allows users to view any web page’s HTML source code. The following sections contain information on the multiple ways to view the source code in each major browser. To proceed, choose an entry from the list below and follow the instructions. When viewing the source code of a web page, the information and code processed…
You can say that GitHub is Facebook for developers. Its free repository hosts tons of open source projects. Apart from following tasks, you can follow individuals on GitHub as; thus, it makes it easier to keep up with your colleagues’ and ugh the Git version control system, GitHub allows developers to work seamlessly on their…
Why you Should Contribute to Open-Source Contributing to open source projects can be a rewarding way to learn, teach, share, and build experience. There are plenty of reasons why you should contribute to an open source project, such as: To improve the software you rely on daily. To find a mentor if you need one….
With your system set up, there are a few tasks that you’ll repeat each time you want to compile your software: Download the source code Unarchive the source code Compile You have all the commands you need, so now you need some software to compile. 1. Download source code Obtaining source code for an application…
We use the open source code of WordPress for our websites. Very frequently, we can come up with good coding ideas which can help in improving the working of sites. So, instead of inventing new things and spending our time on the same, why not share what we have in the code and improve it?…
This article shows how to view HTML source code in Safari. View Source Code in Safari Showing source code in Safari is easy: Open Safari. Navigate to the web page you would like to examine. Select the Develop menu in the top menu bar. Select the Show Page Source option to open a text window with the HTML source of…
There are many open source project management platforms. But how to choose the best project management tool? Is it possible to get a great open source project management tool totally free? Find the answers in this short article. Bitrix24 stands out among other open source project management tools for many reasons: Bitrix24 comes with more…
Codetribute “Codetribute is a site that guides contributors to their first contribution. It helps new contributors find a project they want to work with, learn about that project, and then find a task that is suitable to their skills and interests and not already assigned to someone else.” (from Codetribute README) You can browse projects and their…
You can open code from nearly any type of directory-based project into Visual Studio without the need for a solution or project file. This means you can, for example, clone a repo on GitHub, open it directly into Visual Studio, and begin developing, without having to create a solution or project. If needed, you can…
You can open code from nearly any type of directory-based project into Visual Studio without the need for a solution or project file. This means you can, for example, clone a repo on GitHub, open it directly into Visual Studio, and begin developing, without having to create a solution or project. If needed, you can…
Our decision to start open-sourcing components of Unity is intended to help us engage with you, our customers and users. We want to provide you with all of the securities and flexibilities that having source access provides. We always welcome collaborative participation and community development. It is our hope and expectation that with this initiative,…
Stepping into the open Three years ago we started to move our website projects to Github, and we also took this opportunity to start making them public. We started with the www.ubuntu.com codebase, and over the next couple of years almost all our team’s other sites have followed suit. At this point practically all the web team’s…
One of the greatest strength of your Linux distribution is its package manager and the associated software repository. With them, you have all the necessary tools and resources to download and install new software on your computer in a completely automated manner. But despite all their efforts, the package maintainers cannot handle each and every…
For most developers, a toolbox is not just a project but an entire set of resources as well. It may also be an entire open source library, an invaluable collection of code that an entire community can build upon together. When it comes to open source code of exe files there is no better source…
How To Open Source Code On Ipad. That is what we’re about to discuss. You see, for months now, people have been looking for a free way to open source code on ipad . People were asking how long it would be before someone figured it out. It turns out that we already had the…
If you ever come across two pieces of software and you can’t determine which to use, check to see if one is open-source and the other is not. If so, your choice should be clear. However, if you want to learn from or even add on to a piece of software’s source code, that’s also…
This article explains how to access a website’s HTML source code in the Google Chrome web browser, as well as access and use Chrome’s developer tools. Viewing a site’s source code is an excellent way for beginners to learn HTML. View Source Code in Chrome So how do you view the source code of a website? Here…