Welcome to the GitHub Sustainability GHW: Career Week Challenge Page!

Getting Help

• If you have any questions about GitHub Sustainability or their Global Hack Week challenges, head to the MLH Discord and find the #ask-GitHub-Sustainability channel!
• Each challenge is accompanied by helpful documentation

Challenges

Challenge 1

Attend a GitHub Sustainability talk and workshop

Objectives:

• Learn about Green Software, sustainability, and how you can start impacting Climate Change at one or both of GitHub Sustainability's workshops during GHW: Career Week!
• Learn about Green Software first hand from industry leaders and innovators!
• Share a screenshot of the livestream on our submission form!

Documentation:

• GHW: Career Week Workshop Schedule

Challenge 2

Check out the GitHub Green Software repo and give it a star!

Objectives:

• Green Software Engineering is a relatively new discipline that centers on sustainable software development practices.
• The GitHub Green Software Directory is a great place to find Green Open Source projects.
• Give it a star to make sure you can keep track of any important updates!
• Share a screenshot of the starred repo on our submission form!

Documentation:

• GitHub Green Software Directory

Challenge 3

Find and star your favorite Green Software project

Objectives:

• There are a ton of great Green Open Source projects on the GitHub Green Software directory.
• Make sure to start your favorite projects so you can keep track of them!
• Find your favorite and give it a star to make sure you can keep track of any important updates!
• Share a screenshot of the starred repo on our submission form!

Documentation:

• GitHub Green Software Directory

Challenge 4

Take Climate Action!

Objectives:

• Find a way to reduce your code's carbon footprint.
• To help you get started, we're providing a list of GitHub's top 10 tools to "green" your software.
• Share your implementation with us on our Devpost Page!

Documentation:

• The 10 best tools to green your software

Challenge 5

Submit a pull request to a Green Open Source Project

Objectives:

• What better way to continue your career journey than by contributing to Open Source?
• Find a Green Open Source project from the directory and submit a pull request!
• No action is too great or too small. Help Green Open Source project maintainers by identifying ways you can improve their projects.
• Share a link of your pull request on our submission form!

Documentation:

• GitHub Green Software Directory