Work & D

[WH]

On Wednesday, 7 July 2021 at 10:43:18 UTC, RazvanN wrote:
> On Tuesday, 6 July 2021 at 11:27:31 UTC, WH wrote:
>> [...]
>
> Hi WH! Welcome to our community. If you want to get engaged 
> there are multiple ways:
>
> 1. https://github.com/dlang/projects/issues has a list of 
> projects that vary in complexity, however, there are a few that 
> are doable by entry level persons:
>
> https://github.com/dlang/projects/issues/84
> https://github.com/dlang/projects/issues/81
> https://github.com/dlang/projects/issues/80
>
> There might be others, I just skimmed through the first page.
>
> 2. https://issues.dlang.org/ is our bug tracker. There are 
> multiple repos where you can contribute but I would suggest 
> starting with documentation bugs 
> (https://issues.dlang.org/buglist.cgi?component=dlang.org&list_id=236695&product=D&resolution=---) or with standard library bugs (https://issues.dlang.org/buglist.cgi?component=phobos&list_id=236696&product=D&resolution=---). Some of them might be more complicated, but I'm sure you'll find easier ones also. Note: there is also the bootcamp keyword which is usually used for simpler bugs (https://issues.dlang.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=bootcamp&list_id=236697)
>
> 3. We are trying to enforce a specific style in our standard 
> library. For that we use an automated tool (called dscanner) 
> that checks style guidelines, however, some files are excepted 
> due to historical reasons. We are trying to fix them as much as 
> possible and contributions in this area are low hanging, high 
> impact, fruit. To give you some pointers: check this dscanner 
> configuration file [1]. The name of the checks are self 
> explanatory and there are indications in that file.
> This could be a good contribution start.
>
> [1] 
> https://github.com/dlang/phobos/blob/master/.dscanner.ini#L103
>
>
> These options are not going to bring you any money, but will 
> help you with your github portfolio and will put you in a good 
> position to get funding from SAoC/GSOC etc. in the future. 
> Also, for any questions, you can join our slack channel 
> (dlang.slack.com).
>
> Cheers,
> RazvanN

I think I might start by working on some of the simple issues. 
The dlang project #19 (JNI) also seems very interesting, 
especially for Android projects.

Thank you so much!