How to Welcome First-Time Contributors to Your Repository Using Github Actions
A welcome message triggers a GitHub action to post a message whenever a new contributor opens their first issue or pull request in your repository (repo). Why do we want to consider using a welcome message? The one-worded answer that comes to mind is community. Community comes from my personal journey while contributing to open source with Amplify. Amplify’s goal was to create a welcoming environment for all open-source contributors.
Since contributors are from all over the world, creating a welcome message is an easy but impactful step towards fostering a sense of community for your repository. Prior to Amplify, I had no idea what GitHub Actions was or how to even implement this, so let’s break them down together!
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Alexis Gonzales
Alexis Gonzalez - Snap Academy