Introduction

Hello There!

My name is Yousef. I'm currently a Seneca College student in my final year. This semester, I've enrolled in the Topics in Open Source Development. I decided to take this course based on advice I received from experienced developers when I started my software development journey a few years ago. Which was to actively participate in open source projects.

While exploring open source project repositories, I consistently found myself captivated by the concise documentation and clear instructions they provided. This happens to be an area where I've struggled personally. When the opportunity to take this class came up, I assumed that it would cover the creation of proper documentation for projects.

As I write this introductory blog post, my goals are to enhance my documentation skills, become more proficient in using GitHub and polish my GitHub account. I'm still uncertain about the specific projects I want to contribute to, but I'm leaning towards dotnet projects as I'd like to hone my skills in C#. My true passion lies in game development, and I believe that improving my C# skills will greatly benefit my career goals. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to identify a suitable open source game development projects for this course, but I'll certainly keep searching and provide updates in my future posts.

The GitHub trending repository I've chosen is DevToys. This tool is designed to streamline daily development tasks like text comparison and RegEx testing, among others. It even includes a smart feature that detects the best tool to use for clipboard data.

I picked this repository because many of the tools included in DevToys are ones I use regularly. I often find myself Googling and clicking on the first link that serves my purpose, whether it's for text comparison or JSON formatting. The concept of a tool that consolidates these functionalities into one package greatly appealed to me, so I installed it right away. Additionally, the fact that this is an open source project suggests that more tools will be added over time. This project is exciting, especially considering the project's well-designed user interface and usability. And since the project is written in C#, as I mentioned earlier, I'm keen to get more involved with C#.