Ask HN: What is your best advice to devs who want to contribute to open source? 2 points by overcode 7y ago ↗ HN
[–] jppope 7y ago ↗ Work on the non-sexy things first. Documentation, testing, promotion. These are the things that projects need the most to be successful.
[–] avichalp 7y ago ↗ Talk to maintainers. Approach them on email/twitter/project specific communities. Tell them you want to contribute and how you can be helpful. Most maintainers are looking for help. They will be happy to mentor you. [–] overcode 7y ago ↗ Thanks. Getting started is a hurdle - I often look at an interesting project on github and find it difficult to identify what can be improved.
[–] overcode 7y ago ↗ Thanks. Getting started is a hurdle - I often look at an interesting project on github and find it difficult to identify what can be improved.
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