Why computing students should contribute to open source software projects

@article{Spinellis2021WhyCS,  title={Why computing students should contribute to open source software projects},  author={Diomidis D. Spinellis},  journal={Communications of the ACM},  year={2021},  volume={64},  pages={36 - 38},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:235494834}}
Acquiring developer-prized practical skills, knowledge, and experiences is a must for the development of knowledge and skills of the next generation of developers.

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