Ask HN: What are some of the best open-source projects for beginners? I know for myself it was a huge decision, what to contribute to at first. I'm sure there are tons of beginners out there who would appreciate a step in the right direction! |
Ask HN: What are some of the best open-source projects for beginners? I know for myself it was a huge decision, what to contribute to at first. I'm sure there are tons of beginners out there who would appreciate a step in the right direction! |
Sometimes contributions can be as simple as bug reports or feature suggestions. This kind of information is golden for complex projects maintained by very few individuals.
I started with Mozilla, then moved on to OpenBSD, FreeBSD, *BSD.
Find something that you love, with a part that annoys you, fix it, see how it goes.