On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 4:58 AM, Pedro Giffuni <p...@apache.org> wrote:
> > > Hello Michael; > > There are many interesting things to do with Java: we could use a general > update > to the code to use generics (I think Eclipse has tools for that) and we > have stuff like > Lucene that I am pretty sure needs a review to see where we can use the new > features. hsqldb could also use some tender care: we even have code for > review that no one has looked at. > > You could make a walkthrough SVN to see how the code is distributed and > have a try to build it in your platform. I am not going to lie: the code > is big > and some parts are scary (hey it's C++ !) , but with patience you get to > understand enough to make a huge difference. > I recommend to scan the wiki for development guide, and some C++ snippets and tutorials to work with OpenOffice and compile it, there was some cpp tutorials. http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Uno/Cpp/Tutorials > > Pedro. > > > > > > >________________________________ > > Da: Michael Lam <mnsyl4...@verizon.net> > >A: dev@openoffice.apache.org > >Inviato: Giovedì 24 Gennaio 2013 20:26 > >Oggetto: Hi > > > >My name is Michael Lam, I am a software engineer and I would like to > volunteer. I mostly program in Java but also know python and would like to > brush up on my C/C++. I have been on this mailing list for awhile and also > have an account on bugzilla. > > > >I don't have a particular module in mind and would like to know where is > the best place to start. Do I just pick something bugzilla? I am up for > suggestion and guidance. > > > > > -- Alexandro Colorado Apache OpenOffice Contributor http://es.openoffice.org
