{"thread":{"id":"62164","subject":"Request for Guidance on Getting Started with Git Contributions","startedAt":"2024-09-21T06:55:49Z","lastAt":"2024-09-21T16:20:32Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["Khushi Bansal","karthik nayak"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"503186","messageId":"CAFRk5Gwt7uzi0ErXrbvVfRAtSbEV615bPzaPnxheFB3=0DJWKw@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"62164","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Request for Guidance on Getting Started with Git Contributions","fromName":"Khushi Bansal","fromEmail":"iamkb2808@gmail.com","sentAt":"2024-09-21T06:55:36Z","receivedAt":"2024-09-21T06:55:49Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"iamkb2808@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"Dear Git Community,\n\nI am writing to express my strong interest in contributing to the Git\nproject. I am particularly passionate about command-line tools, and\nGit has always been a technology I admire. I would love to make\nmeaningful contributions to the project and learn from the incredible\ncommunity that has built and maintained Git over the years.\n\nAs someone relatively new to open-source contributions, I would\ngreatly appreciate any guidance on how to get started. Specifically, I\nam looking for advice on the following:\n\n1. Best practices for setting up a local development environment for Git.\n2. How to find beginner-friendly issues or areas where new\ncontributors can make an impact.\n3. Resources or documentation that could help me better understand the codebase.\n\nI am very excited about the opportunity to contribute and hope to make\na meaningful impact by improving and supporting Git in any way I can.\nAny assistance or direction you can provide would be invaluable.\n\nThank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.\n\nRegards,\nKhushi Bansal\n"},{"id":"503197","messageId":"CAOLa=ZSMFaAiKe5wVck+jikcfLgqjKgvu8qGTi=6kT8-n2BhJg@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"62164","inReplyTo":"CAFRk5Gwt7uzi0ErXrbvVfRAtSbEV615bPzaPnxheFB3=0DJWKw@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Request for Guidance on Getting Started with Git Contributions","fromName":"karthik nayak","fromEmail":"karthik.188@gmail.com","sentAt":"2024-09-21T16:20:29Z","receivedAt":"2024-09-21T16:20:32Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"karthik.188@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1786334?v=4"},"body":"Khushi Bansal <iamkb2808@gmail.com> writes:\n\nHello,\n\n> Dear Git Community,\n>\n> I am writing to express my strong interest in contributing to the Git\n> project. I am particularly passionate about command-line tools, and\n> Git has always been a technology I admire. I would love to make\n> meaningful contributions to the project and learn from the incredible\n> community that has built and maintained Git over the years.\n>\n> As someone relatively new to open-source contributions, I would\n> greatly appreciate any guidance on how to get started. Specifically, I\n> am looking for advice on the following:\n>\n> 1. Best practices for setting up a local development environment for Git.\n> 2. How to find beginner-friendly issues or areas where new\n> contributors can make an impact.\n> 3. Resources or documentation that could help me better understand the codebase.\n\nThanks for taking interest in the project :)\n\nIf you haven't already, I would recommend reading the following\ndocumentation:\n- Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt\n- Documentation/CodingGuidelines\n- Documentation/SubmittingPatches\n- Documentation/ReviewingGuidelines.txt\n\nFor new issues to work on:\n- There are usually microprojects [1] that we recommend for newcomers when\napplying to Google Summer of Code. But some of these might no longer be\nvalid.\n- Sometimes improvements to be made  are marked with '#leftoverbits'\n[2], you'll have to dig around a bit.\n\n>\n> I am very excited about the opportunity to contribute and hope to make\n> a meaningful impact by improving and supporting Git in any way I can.\n> Any assistance or direction you can provide would be invaluable.\n>\n> Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.\n>\n> Regards,\n> Khushi Bansal\n\nWish you the best, feel free to reach out to the list, if you have any\nquestions or need advice.\n\n[1]: https://git.github.io/SoC-2024-Microprojects/\n[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/?q=%23leftoverbits\n\nKarthik\n"}]}