Thank you greatly for the direction. I did check the microproject page, and the first contribution page. I haven't fully gotten all of it , but I am making progress.Right now I am trying to understand the first git commit's code by following this : https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/boost-programming-skills-read-git-code/ , ie the initial 10 files. And from the microproject ideas of Gsoc 2025 :
Add more builtin patterns for userdiff
The idea stood out to me , since we are being taught regex in our nlp class. But I wanted to ask, is this even open ? like are there builtin patterns to be made for any languages or has all of them been covered ? or is this idea being worked by someone else, I checked the mailing list but ... I am not that familiar and so many results had builtins in them, I didn't really get an idea if this was being worked on or not.
( Sorry for the double mail, i forgot to add git mailing list in the cc )
On Sun, Feb 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM soutrik das <valusoutrik@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thank you greatly for the direction. I did check the microproject
> page, and the first contribution page. I haven't fully gotten all of
> it , but I am making progress.Right now I am trying to understand the
> first git commit's code by following this :
> https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/boost-programming-skills-read-git-code/
> , ie the initial 10 files. And from the microproject ideas of Gsoc
> 2025 :
>
> Add more builtin patterns for userdiff
>
> The idea stood out to me , since we are being taught regex in our nlp
> class. But I wanted to ask, is this even open ? like are there builtin
> patterns to be made for any languages or has all of them been covered
> ? or is this idea being worked by someone else, I checked the mailing
> list but ... I am not that familiar and so many results had builtins
> in them, I didn't really get an idea if this was being worked on or
> not.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM Deveshi Dwivedi <deveshigurgaon@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Soutrik, welcome to the community!
> >
> > Completing a small microproject before applying to GSoC is strongly
> > recommended, as it helps you get familiar with Git's codebase and
> > contribution workflow.
> >
> > You can pick a task from the microprojects list here:
> > https://git.github.io/SoC-2025-Microprojects/
> > If you are unsure how to begin, searching the mailing list archives
> > for the microproject's keywords can be very helpful. You will find
> > similar patches and discussions to reference.
> >
> > Also, these guides are useful before sending your first patch:
> > https://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/
> > https://git-scm.com/docs/MyFirstContribution
> >
> > Best,
> > Deveshi
Deveshi Dwivedi
