Regarding candidature for Google Summer of Code 2023.

Anushka Saxena· Feb 19, 2023, 20:26 UTC · lore

Greetings team Git! I am Anushka Saxena. Currently, I am pursuing an integrated Master of Technology in Information Technology from International Institute of Professional Studies, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India. I have a strong interest in open-source technology and the Git versioning system. I am excited to introduce myself and express my interest in contributing to Debian as part of the Google Summer of Code program. I have been using Git & GitHub as the primary version control tools for all of my projects and have been impressed with its stability, security, and flexibility. As a student, I am eager to contribute to this innovative and widely used distribution of Git and learn from experienced members of the Git community. However, I am new to the project and would appreciate guidance on how to contribute effectively. I have reviewed the Git documentation and familiarized myself with the project's goals and objectives. I would be grateful if you could provide me with some guidance on how to get started with contributing to Git. Specifically, I would appreciate any advice on how to identify good first issues, best practices for contributing code, and how to collaborate with the community effectively. Thank you for considering my request, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Anushka Saxena.

Christian Couder· Feb 20, 2023, 09:46 UTC · re: Anushka Saxena · lore

Re: Regarding candidature for Google Summer of Code 2023.

Hi,

On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 10:20 PM Anushka Saxena <anushka.saxena.iips@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Greetings team Git!
> I am Anushka Saxena. Currently, I am pursuing an integrated Master of
> Technology in Information Technology from International Institute of
> Professional Studies, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India. I have a
> strong interest in open-source technology and the Git versioning
> system.

Great!

> I am excited to introduce myself and express my interest in
> contributing to Debian as part of the Google Summer of Code program.

Contributing to Debian or to Git?

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> I have been using Git & GitHub as the primary version control tools
> for all of my projects and have been impressed with its stability,
> security, and flexibility. As a student, I am eager to contribute to
> this innovative and widely used distribution of Git and learn from
> experienced members of the Git community.
> However, I am new to the project and would appreciate guidance on how
> to contribute effectively. I have reviewed the Git documentation
> and familiarized myself with the project's goals and objectives.
> I would be grateful if you could provide me with some guidance on how
> to get started with contributing to Git. Specifically, I would
> appreciate any advice on how to identify good first issues, best
> practices for contributing code, and how to collaborate with the
> community effectively.

About good first issues, we have the following documentation:

https://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/

There is also the microproject idea page from last year's GSoC:

https://git.github.io/SoC-2022-Microprojects/

We haven't updated it for this year yet, so some ideas might be outdated. It might be a good idea anyway to discuss a bit your micro-project idea on the list when you have found one before starting to work on it.

Thanks and welcome to the Git community, Christian.