The #dbugfix Campaign

[rjframe]

On Sat, 03 Feb 2018 15:32:41 +0000, Mike Parker wrote:

> We all have (or have had) our "favorite" issues in Bugzilla at one time
> or another. Some that seem to hang around like unwanted guests who never
> leave. The #dbugfix campaign is an opportunity for you to finally kick
> them out.
> 
> The blog:
> https://dlang.org/blog/2018/02/03/the-dbugfix-campaign/
> 
> Reddit:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/d_language/comments/7uzwms/
the_dbugfix_campaign_get_your_priority_bugs_fixed/

Nice idea.

I wonder if something like this could encourage people that otherwise 
wouldn't fix bugs themselves to make an attempt -- maybe a month dedicated 
to fixing bootcamp bugs (or documentation bugs, or ...) with some sort of 
friendly competition attached.

If people that know the compiler's internals would be "on call" to answer 
questions, however basic, (which is pretty normal already, making it an 
easy promise) it might encourage people to try it, building a measure of 
comfort with the codebase and potentially regular contributions in the 
future.