---
title: "Hacktoberfest post-event survey results"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/hacktoberfest-post-event-survey-results-u1kdstpug
source_url: https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/hacktoberfest-survey-results
type: article
source: "DigitalOcean"
published: 2024-01-17T23:18:08.954Z
updated: 2024-01-17T23:18:07.222Z
tags: ["open-source", "community", "hacktoberfest"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hacktoberfest post-event survey results

**[DigitalOcean](https://daily.dev/sources/do)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The Hacktoberfest post-event survey results indicate that participants appreciated the learning, connection, career, and project development opportunities. However, the absence of a Hacktoberfest t-shirt led to decreased motivation for some contributors. Project maintainers found Hacktoberfest beneficial, while event organizers faced challenges with swag and funds. Contributors had difficulty finding suitable projects and issues to work on.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/hacktoberfest-survey-results>

## Similar posts on daily.dev

- [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments
- [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments
- [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

---

Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#community](https://daily.dev/tags/community), [#hacktoberfest](https://daily.dev/tags/hacktoberfest)

[View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hacktoberfest-post-event-survey-results-u1kdstpug)