[GSOC] Is adding 'dart' to userdiff.c a valid microproject?

Hi everyone, I have been trying to find a microproject idea and I saw that the 'dart' language was not present in userdiff.c 's list of languages.

Can anyone clarify if this is a viable GSOC microproject ? And if there are any hidden difficulties or anything like that?

Thanks, Soutrik

Hi Soutrik,

On Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 9:50 AM soutrik das <valusoutrik@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, adding a new language entry to userdiff.c is a valid contribution and a good way to get familiar with Git’s workflow and review process.

It’s fine as a starting point. For GSoC, it usually helps if you also follow this up with additional small, focused contributions over time, but there’s nothing wrong with beginning here.

Hope that helps.

Thanks, Pushkar

Am 08.02.26 um 10:13 schrieb Pushkar Singh:

But be aware that it's at the challenging end of the spectrum for a microproject, if not already too much. Microprojects focus on the patch and review workflow, while the solution itself is usually fairly simple. A new language in userdiff.c isn't necessarily of that kind. Among other things, we expect that the code change is accompanied by test cases.

-- Hannes

Yeah you're probably right. Thanks for the feedback Pushkar Singh and Johannes Sixt.

I will try to do more focused and smaller contributions.

Thanks, Soutrik