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Which GitHub badges are you missing?

Type a username. You get the badges on the profile, the ones still missing, and the exact second of my video that shows how to get each one.

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All 7 badges you can still get

The first four take about ten minutes. The last three take longer.

  • Quickdraw badge (not earned yet)

    Quickdraw

    Close an issue or pull request within 5 minutes of opening it.

    Open an issue, then close it. Fastest badge on GitHub.

  • Pull Shark badge (not earned yet)

    Pull Shark

    Get 2 pull requests merged.

    Edit a file, pick "create a new branch", merge your own PR. Do it twice.

  • YOLO badge (not earned yet)

    YOLO

    Merge a pull request without waiting for the review you asked for.

    You need a collaborator first. If you don't have one, send the request to me and I'll accept it.

    Watch how at 1:53Starts at the collaborator setup.
  • Pair Extraordinaire badge (not earned yet)

    Pair Extraordinaire

    Co-author a commit in a merged pull request.

    GitHub Desktop, new branch, add your collaborator as co-author. The PR has to show both avatars to count.

  • Galaxy Brain badge (not earned yet)

    Galaxy Brain

    Get 2 answers accepted in GitHub Discussions.

    Answer real questions in github.com/orgs/community/discussions. This one takes time.

  • Starstruck badge (not earned yet)

    Starstruck

    Get 16 stars on one of your repositories.

    16 stars on one repo. Starswap can help you get them.

  • Public Sponsor badge (not earned yet)

    Public Sponsor

    Sponsor someone through GitHub Sponsors.

    Sponsor anyone, even for a dollar. Can't pick? github.com/sponsors/fenrir2608.