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* <ahref="https://www.slant.co/options/34241/~fastapi-review"class="external-link"target="_blank">Vote for **FastAPI** in Slant</a>.
* <ahref="https://alternativeto.net/software/fastapi/"class="external-link"target="_blank">Vote for **FastAPI** in AlternativeTo</a>.
* <ahref="https://github.com/marmelab/awesome-rest/pull/93"class="external-link"target="_blank">Vote for **FastAPI** on awesome-rest</a>.
## Help others with issues in GitHub
You can see <ahref="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/issues"class="external-link"target="_blank">existing issues</a> and try and help others, most of the times they are questions that you might already know the answer for. 🤓
If you are helping a lot of people on issues you might become an official [FastAPI Expert](fastapi-people.md#experts){.internal-link target=_blank}. 🎉
## Watch the GitHub repository
You can "watch" FastAPI in GitHub (clicking the "watch" button at the top right): <ahref="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi"class="external-link"target="_blank">https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi</a>. 👀
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You can <ahref="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/issues/new/choose"class="external-link"target="_blank">create a new issue</a> in the GitHub repository, for example to:
* Ask a question or ask about a problem.
* Suggest a new feature.
* Ask a **question** or ask about a **problem**.
* Suggest a new **feature**.
**Note**: if you create an issue then I'm going to ask you to also help others. 😉
## Create a Pull Request
You can <ahref="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi"class="external-link"target="_blank">create a Pull Request</a>, for example:
You can [contribute](contributing.md){.internal-link target=_blank} to the source code with Pull Requests, for example:
* To fix a typo you found on the documentation.
* To share an article, video, or podcast you created or found about FastAPI by <ahref="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/edit/master/docs/en/data/external_links.yml"class="external-link"target="_blank">editing this file</a>.
* Make sure you add your link to the end of the corresponding section.
* To help [translate the documentation](contributing.md#translations){.internal-link target=_blank} to your language.
* You can also help reviewing the translations created by others.
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Join the 👥 <ahref="https://discord.gg/VQjSZaeJmf"class="external-link"target="_blank">Discord chat server</a> 👥 and hang out with others in the FastAPI community.
!!! tip
For questions, ask them in <ahref="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/issues/new/choose"class="external-link"target="_blank">GitHub issues</a>, there's a much better chance you will receive help by the [FastAPI Experts](fastapi-people.md#experts){.internal-link target=_blank}.
Join the chat on Gitter: <ahref="https://gitter.im/tiangolo/fastapi"class="external-link"target="_blank">https://gitter.im/tiangolo/fastapi</a>.
Use the chat only for other general conversations.
There you can have quick conversations with others, help others, share ideas, etc.
There is also the previous <ahref="https://gitter.im/tiangolo/fastapi"class="external-link"target="_blank">Gitter chat</a>, but as it doesn't have channels and advanced features, conversations are more difficult, so Discord is now the recommended system.
But have in mind that as it allows more "free conversation", it's easy to ask questions that are too general and more difficult to answer, so, you might not receive answers.
### Don't use the chat for questions
In GitHub issues the template will guide to to write the right question so that you can more easily get a good answer, or even solve the problem yourself even before asking. And in GitHub I can make sure I always answer everything, even if it takes some time. I can't personally do that with the Gitter chat. 😅
Have in mind that as chats allow more "free conversation", it's easy to ask questions that are too general and more difficult to answer, so, you might not receive answers.
Conversations in Gitter are also not as easily searchable as in GitHub, so questions and answers might get lost in the conversation.
In GitHub issues the template will guide you to write the right question so that you can more easily get a good answer, or even solve the problem yourself even before asking. And in GitHub I can make sure I always answer everything, even if it takes some time. I can't personally do that with the chat systems. 😅
On the other side, there's more than 1000 people in the chat, so there's a high chance you'll find someone to talk to there, almost all the time. 😄
Conversations in the chat systems are also not as easily searchable as in GitHub, so questions and answers might get lost in the conversation. And only the ones in GitHub issues count to become a [FastAPI Expert](fastapi-people.md#experts){.internal-link target=_blank}, so you will most probably receive more attention in GitHub isssues.
On the other side, there are thousands of users in the chat systems, so there's a high chance you'll find someone to talk to there, almost all the time. 😄
## Sponsor the author
You can also financially support the author (me) through <ahref="https://github.com/sponsors/tiangolo"class="external-link"target="_blank">GitHub sponsors</a>.
There you could buy me a coffee ☕️ to say thanks 😄.
There you could buy me a coffee ☕️ to say thanks. 😄
And you can also become a Silver or Gold sponsor for FastAPI. 🏅🎉
Sebastián Ramírez
4 years ago
GitHub