I Completed Hacktoberfest 2024 and 2025. Here is What I Loved and Hated

Hacktoberfest 2024 was my first Hacktoberfest. While I joined at the middle of the event, I managed to complete this challenge before the end of event.

My 6 pull requests were accepted into Hacktoberfest, including 4 of them which are in top 5 most starred projects: “Free Programming Books”, “Best Websites A Programmer Should Visit”.

What I Hated

I did not hate the fact that t-shirt was removed from reward pool. I don’t even wear t-shirts to be honest. The thing I hated the most was that the option to get a tree planted was removed from the pool. While I did plant a tree on my own, but still…

What I Loved

I loved how everyone was enthusiastically contributing to open source. The maintainers I worked with were very friendly too. Special Thanks to Eric from Ebooks Foundation for helping me achieve my goal by reviewing my commits, giving genuine and clear feedback.

Pull Requests I Submitted

Here is the list of all 6 Pull Requests I Submitted.

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Hacktoberfest 2025

I similarly completed Hacktoberfest 2025 as well. I was happy to see the tree plantation option was restored. I utilized that, and even got badge for that. I also got a "Supercontributor" badge. For being among the first 10,000 supercontributors, I was also offered a free t-shirt, but I did not claim it. Because it would require giving my address, and I would not have worn it anyways.