I can see that this is a good thing to do (though I will need to spend some time working out how to find interesting things on github). However, will this be en

I can see that this is a good thing to do (though I will need to spend some time working out how to find interesting things on github). However, will this be enough to learn things like - design patterns, and when to use them? How to properly test code? I suppose these things are not so much of a problem; I have heard of them, so I can find out about them. I am more worried by finding out about things that I am thus far unaware of!