We’re already halfway through Hacktoberfest!

First-time contributors: How are you feeling about officially being an open source contributor?! Congrats! Was there anything particularly challenging about making your PRs?
Experienced contributors: How has Hacktoberfest impacted your relationship with open-source? Has it helped motivate you? Were there any unexpected contributor challenges this month?
Maintainers: Have you learned anything new about your project and/or open-source contributors in general over the past few weeks of Hacktoberfest?

Let us know in the comments below!

Don't forget, there's still time to share your project with the DEV community to get contributors! There's also time to submit your PRs and share your thoughts here on DEV. Don't forget to use the #hacktoberfest tag on your posts, use proper etiquette when submitting those PRs, and let us all know when you've completed the challenge.

Finally, here are a few posts from the community that will inspire you to keep contributing PRs and projects to the open source ecosystem this month...