# Quick Start

Welcome to Code Call! Here's a quick and easy guide to get you started as a competitive developer and create your first submission

### 1. Account Setup

First, visit [app.codecall.xyz](https://www.codecall.xyz) and click connect with GitHub in the top right corner to login with your account directly and have a wallet automatically generated for you, you should see your github name at the top once you logged in:

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### 2.Enter your first project

Navigate to the projects page and look for "Live" projects or alternatively navigate to the junior projects to practice:

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Clicking on a project will open its details page, with important information such as:

* [Prize pool ](https://codecall.gitbook.io/code-call/engineers-docs/payouts)development reward breakdowns.
* Start and end dates.
* Scope and development tasks.
* Scoring.
* Link to the GitHub repository (if the competition is live).
* Language.
* How To Guide.

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Every contest also comes with details that will help you understand:

* The codebase
* Scope
* Compatibilities
* How to get the codebase up and running

New projects are added regularly. \
When you find a project that fits your skills, click on the "participate" button to join it:

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### 3. Submit your first task

Once you've completed your first task navigate to the project page, and click on the "submit" button:

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To submit your task, you'll be asked to insert:

* Title - a <250 character descriptive title of your submission.
* Contribution Type - The type of contribution you are submitting: Feature, Optimization, Bug Fix Read [How to Evaluate Contribution Type](https://codecall.gitbook.io/code-call/engineers-docs/how-to-evaluate-contribution-type) for a full explanation.
* Description - a detailed description of your contribution:\
  **Bug**: Document the effects of the bug and how to reproduce it as well as your fix.\
  **Feature**: Describe the feature you are implementing and how it aligns with the project tasks.\
  **Optimization**: Describe which part of the code you are optimizing and the effect of it optimization.

Learn more on [How To Present Your Contributions](https://codecall.gitbook.io/code-call/engineers-docs/how-to-present-your-contributions) on the dedicated guide.

### 4. Awaiting reviewer Results

**After the project ends, reviewers will evaluate each submission carefully to determine its validity and overall quality.**

**reviewers is done in two steps:**

* [**reviewers** ](https://codecall.gitbook.io/code-call/reviewer-docs/the-reviewing-process)- a period where all [eligible reviewers](https://codecall.gitbook.io/code-call/reviewer-docs/reviewing-eligibility) can evaluate others' submissions.
* [Finalization](https://codecall.gitbook.io/code-call/businesses/assessment-process) - a period where a lead reviewer, reviews the submissions approved by his fellow colleagues and present a document to the business for review.

Learn more about [the reviewer process](https://codecall.gitbook.io/code-call/reviewer-docs/the-reviewing-process).