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11 min readHacktoberfest: Stop Spamming, Start Contributing (And Actually Get PRs Merged) 🎃
Every October, thousands of developers submit PRs that change README punctuation and call it contributing. I spent three Hacktoberfests doing it wrong before I figured out how to ACTUALLY get meaningful PRs merged. Here's your survival guide.
Mar 17, 2026