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## Bit Camp by Bit Project
![Bit Camp Logo](/BitCampIllustration.jpeg)
## About Us
## Our Mission

[Bit Project](https://www.bitproject.org/) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to making tech equitable by providing free open source education. We believe lack of accessibility is a prominent issue in the technology industry and we’re aiming to solve it.
[Bit Project](https://www.bitproject.org/) is a nonprofit organization that helps students find ways to compete in the tech industry by providing them countless tech educational resources. We offer a free open source alternative called "Bit Camp," created by student developers in collaboration with industry partners, such as Microsoft, Twilio, Slack, etc. The goal is to teach students how to become more proficient in learning programming concepts and applying them to the projects.

Top schools provide their students with access to countless educational resources, student organizations, and networking opportunities outside of the classroom. Additionally, the “brand” of these schools alone can open doors for their graduates. But what about the majority of schools that don’t have these resources? Their students are left trying to find their own ways to stay marketable in a competitive industry. With their heavy course loads and busy schedules, students are not easily able to supplement their education by themselves. Non-traditional paths, like software engineering bootcamps, are often expensive and inaccessible to underserved communities. To help bridge this gap, we offer a free open source alternative, called “Bit Camps”, to teach beginner students a variety of topics relevant to the software engineering field. These programs can serve as a jumping off point for students who want to improve their tech skills or make their own side projects, but lack the appropriate resources or don't know where to begin. At their core, our programs are intended for anyone who is eager to learn new technologies. Whether you are already a tech student looking to improve your skills or someone who has never programmed a day in your life, we welcome you to join a Bit Camp and start learning! And if you are already confident in your skills, we are always eager for new contributors to help build our program curriculum!
As an open source organization, we want to increase community involvement and encourage more developers to contribute to our content. If you think any of our existing content is confusing to understand for beginners, too easy, too hard, etc., open a Pull Request (PR) and let us know! We welcome all suggestions and edits to our repo.

## Bit Camps Repository

This repository includes folders of curriculum for each of our Bit Camps. Our Bit Camps consist of weekly livestreams and homework assignments and conclude with a final project. Student volunteers act as livestream hosts and TAs to teach the curriculum and conduct office hours. For those of our Bit Camps sponsored by industry partners, a developer advocate often co-hosts the livestream and engineers serve as mentors to help students understand concepts and complete their final projects. Although mentorship and feedback on homeworks/final projects are only available to students who apply and get into the bootcamp, the curriculum is free and open to all.
## Introducing Bit Camps

In the past, our curriculum has been created by student developers, sometimes in collaboration with industry partners for our sponsored Bit Camps. As an open source organization, we want to increase community involvement and encourage more developers to contribute to our content. Each Bit Camp directory includes a readme describing the program syllabus, as well as folders for livestreams and homeworks. If you think any of our existing content is confusing to understand for beginners, too easy, too hard, etc., open a PR and let us know! We welcome all suggestions and edits to our repo.
Bit Camp consists of weekly live lectures (hosted by student developers), assignments, office hours, and guidelines for creating a final project. Although mentorship and feedback are only available to students who apply and get into the boot camp, the curriculum is FREE and OPEN to all who want to learn new technologies and use their skills to their side projects.

To find out more, click on the links below. Additionally, we also provide a syllabus in the **readme.md** to better understand each curriculum.

### Bit Camps

#### 1. [**GameDev**](https://github.com/bitprj/BitCamp/tree/master/GameDev)

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## Contributing

We encourage open-source contributors like you to help improve our curriculum! You are more than welcome to start making contributions and join us on our mission to make technical education more accessible. Please refer to [this](https://github.com/bitprj/BitCamp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started, whether you are a first-timer or a seasoned pro.
We encourage open-source contributors like you to start making contributions by helping improve our curriculum! Please refer to [this](https://github.com/bitprj/BitCamp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started, whether you are a first-timer or a seasoned pro.

## Reporting Bugs

Think you've found a bug in this BitCamp repository? Bugs can include problems with code, unclear directions in instructions, and suggested improvements to camp curriculum structure. To report this problem, create a [Github Issue](https://guides.github.com/features/issues/#:~:text=Issues%20are%20a%20great%20way,own%20section%20in%20every%20repository.). When doing so, select the [BUG] template and follow the guidelines included in the description so that other contributors clearly understand your bug.

## Further Reading
## Stay in Touch

Website: https://www.bitproject.org

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