Grow your Tech Career with Open Source
I gave a talk at Djangocon Africa about how developers can grow their tech careers with contributing to open source.
Ruth Ikegah
Nigeria
Ruth Ikegah is an Open-Source Program Manager, Community Manager, GitHub Star, and Technical Writer. She is sparked about onboarding beginners into the tech system, especially the open-source space. Asides from being actively involved in tech, She is a social volunteer and a voluntary blood donor. Ruth loves making new friends over a slice of cake.
Community Contributions
All In Africa Program
I am the program lead for All In Africa. All In Africa is an educational program to train African developers about open-source technology.
Codacy Pioneers Fellowship
I am a pioneer mentor at the Codacy Pioneers Fellowship, a fellowship for open source creators.
CHAOSS Project Board of Directors
I am a board member of the CHAOSS Project Board of Directors.
Creating Scalable Systems to Access Learning Resources
I spoke on an X (formally Twitter) space alongside other speakers on how scalable systems can be created to access learning resources.
Make Your First Open Source Contribution in Four Easy Steps
I wrote a guide for the GitHub Readme Project on getting started in open source.
Open Source Festival 2023
I program managed the Open Source Festival 2023, an annual event for open source enthusiasts, from the planning and execution of the event.
CHAOSScon Africa
I was the lead program manager for the first CHAOSScon Africa, where I led a group of community members as my team members.
