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How to Enhance Your Skills Through Open-Source Experience
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How to Enhance Your Skills Through Open-Source Experience

Seize the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your skills in a public setting.

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Alberto Gonzalez
Sep 19, 2024
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Hello there!

Welcome to Algorithmically Speaking, where we discuss topics on the intersection of computer science, software engineering, and life.

Collaborating with open source is a great way to gain experience in a real-life scenario. It is a win-win. You learn either way, you gain new skills, and you can contribute to other people's projects and be acknowledged for it.

In today’s topic, I will tell you about an initiative I started to spread knowledge about data structures and algorithms using Python while also honing my skills for professional software development.

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I come from a background where Data Structures and Algorithms are a must. Mastering these topics was (and still is) a great competitive advantage.

I mastered data structures and algorithms mostly because I participated in numerous programming contests. These…

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