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Contributing to Complex Projects – Mitchell Hashimoto

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As a frequent open source maintainer and contributor, I’m often asked: where do you start? How do you approach a new project with the goal of making meaningful changes? How can you possibly understand the internals of a complex project?

Contributing to Complex Projects – Mitchell Hashimoto Mitchell Hashimoto Mitchell Hashimoto Contributing to Complex Projects March 13, 2022 Table of Contents Step 1: Become a User Step 2: Build the Project Step 3: Learn the Hot-Path Internals Trace Down Learn Up Experiment and Break Things Supplement with Media Step 4: Read and Reimplement Recent Commits Step 5: Make a Bite-sized Change Success As a frequent open source maintainer and contributor, I’m often asked: where do you start ? How do you approach a new project with the goal of making meaningful changes? How can you possibly understand

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