{"thread":{"id":"64896","subject":"Re: [Newcomer] [GSOC 2026] Introduction","startedAt":"2026-02-01T14:01:27Z","lastAt":"2026-02-02T08:16:03Z","messageCount":3,"participants":["Deveshi Dwivedi","soutrik das","Abraham Samuel Adekunle"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"534948","messageId":"CAG7UgERzxKzaqAS1upF6G7NHneoDNbfQYkpyAsGRBGXtdmVOxA@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"64896","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Re: [Newcomer] [GSOC 2026] Introduction","fromName":"Deveshi Dwivedi","fromEmail":"deveshigurgaon@gmail.com","sentAt":"2026-02-01T14:01:13Z","receivedAt":"2026-02-01T14:01:27Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"deveshigurgaon@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/120312681?v=4"},"body":"Hi Soutrik, welcome to the community!\n\nCompleting a small microproject before applying to GSoC is strongly\nrecommended, as it helps you get familiar with Git's codebase and\ncontribution workflow.\n\nYou can pick a task from the microprojects list here:\nhttps://git.github.io/SoC-2025-Microprojects/\nIf you are unsure how to begin, searching the mailing list archives\nfor the microproject's keywords can be very helpful. You will find\nsimilar patches and discussions to reference.\n\nAlso, these guides are useful before sending your first patch:\nhttps://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/\nhttps://git-scm.com/docs/MyFirstContribution\n\nBest,\nDeveshi\n"},{"id":"534950","messageId":"CAPHqhPkuCLS4nndNe+2Hib_Jipb06t+mSFMiON77RHMDxPY31g@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"64896","inReplyTo":"CAPHqhPn0e2Ccf1tF3JokkEqi=ciGiGwG+GhTabDE+KB4b+FGpA@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: [Newcomer] [GSOC 2026] Introduction","fromName":"soutrik das","fromEmail":"valusoutrik@gmail.com","sentAt":"2026-02-01T17:16:05Z","receivedAt":"2026-02-01T17:16:19Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"valusoutrik@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56778179?v=4"},"body":"Thank you greatly for the direction. I did check the microproject\npage, and the first contribution page. I haven't fully gotten all of\nit , but I am making progress.Right now I am trying to understand the\nfirst git commit's code by following this :\nhttps://www.freecodecamp.org/news/boost-programming-skills-read-git-code/\n, ie the initial 10 files. And from the microproject ideas of Gsoc\n2025 :\n\nAdd more builtin patterns for userdiff\n\nThe idea stood out to me , since we are being taught regex in our nlp\nclass. But I wanted to ask, is this even open ? like are there builtin\npatterns to be made for any languages or has all of them been covered\n? or is this idea being worked by someone else, I checked the mailing\nlist but ... I am not that familiar and so many results had builtins\nin them, I didn't really get an idea if this was being worked on or\nnot.\n\n( Sorry for the double mail, i forgot to add git mailing list in the cc )\n\nOn Sun, Feb 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM soutrik das wrote:\n>\n> Thank you greatly for the direction. I did check the microproject\n> page, and the first contribution page. I haven't fully gotten all of\n> it , but I am making progress.Right now I am trying to understand the\n> first git commit's code by following this :\n> https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/boost-programming-skills-read-git-code/\n> , ie the initial 10 files. And from the microproject ideas of Gsoc\n> 2025 :\n>\n> Add more builtin patterns for userdiff\n>\n> The idea stood out to me , since we are being taught regex in our nlp\n> class. But I wanted to ask, is this even open ? like are there builtin\n> patterns to be made for any languages or has all of them been covered\n> ? or is this idea being worked by someone else, I checked the mailing\n> list but ... I am not that familiar and so many results had builtins\n> in them, I didn't really get an idea if this was being worked on or\n> not.\n>\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> On Sun, Feb 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM Deveshi Dwivedi wrote:\n> >\n> > Hi Soutrik, welcome to the community!\n> >\n> > Completing a small microproject before applying to GSoC is strongly\n> > recommended, as it helps you get familiar with Git's codebase and\n> > contribution workflow.\n> >\n> > You can pick a task from the microprojects list here:\n> > https://git.github.io/SoC-2025-Microprojects/\n> > If you are unsure how to begin, searching the mailing list archives\n> > for the microproject's keywords can be very helpful. You will find\n> > similar patches and discussions to reference.\n> >\n> > Also, these guides are useful before sending your first patch:\n> > https://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/\n> > https://git-scm.com/docs/MyFirstContribution\n> >\n> > Best,\n> > Deveshi\n"},{"id":"534957","messageId":"aYBc5rQeAgOFcrxc@Adekunles-MacBook-Air.local","threadId":"64896","inReplyTo":"CAPHqhPkuCLS4nndNe+2Hib_Jipb06t+mSFMiON77RHMDxPY31g@mail.gmail.com","subject":"","fromName":"Abraham Samuel Adekunle","fromEmail":"abrahamadekunle50@gmail.com","sentAt":"2026-02-02T08:16:10Z","receivedAt":"2026-02-02T08:16:03Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"abrahamadekunle50@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/110066922?v=4"},"body":"> Thank you greatly for the direction. I did check the microproject\n> page, and the first contribution page. I haven't fully gotten all of\n> it , but I am making progress.Right now I am trying to understand the\n> first git commit's code by following this :\n> https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/boost-programming-skills-read-git-code/\n> , ie the initial 10 files. And from the microproject ideas of Gsoc\n> 2025 :\n\nHello Soutrik and welcome to the community.\n\nPlease try not to top-post and favour interleaved style.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style\n\nWhile I think the link you stated above is a good resource, I think the\nMy First Contributions page is a good resource to get started, after which\nyou can find a microproject to work on, push to the mailing list to understand\nhow to send patches and the review process.\nI can see Deveshi Dwivedi has already suggested this to you.\n\nThanks\nAbraham.\n\n"}]}