It’s that time of year again! Every year we encourage ServiceNow Developers to participate in DigitalOcean’s Hacktoberfest event by contributing to a ServiceNow project or repository.

Blog entry: Hacktoberfest 2021 (servicenow.com)

WHY PARTICIPATE?

• The more the community is equipped, the more that community can contribute.
• The more you get used to source-controlled projects, the more you can contribute to any number of open-source projects.
• You get a free t-shirt (the t-shirt also comes with bragging rights)!
• Contributors will earn points toward qualifying for next year’s Developer MVP program.
• Your code snippets have the possibility of being published in ServiceNow docs. (Be sure to check out the Code Example Program post!)
• Participants have the chance to win prizes.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Everyone! Whether you’re new to ServiceNow, a low-code developer, a business analyst, or a full-stack engineer, anyone is allowed to participate! This year we made it easier than ever to participate!

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?

First, sign up for a GitHub account (if you don’t already have one) and sign up to participate in DigitalOcean’s Hacktoberfest.

The ServiceNow Developer Advocates used to pick one thing to tackle each year but this time around we have five ways for you to contribute (all optional)! We hope that with so many options, you will be able to participate in some way and not feel left out.

Next watch this video on pull requests:

5 WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE

There are five projects we are encouraging participation in. To finish your Hacktoberfest goal:

• You must make four approved pull-requests between October 1 and October 31, 2021.
• These four pull-requests can be spread out across multiple projects or can all be for one project.
• From experience, you are more likely to get the t-shirt size you want the earlier you complete the goal! So get to work!

and.. I did it!