Thank you, I will check it out. And I'll do my best On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 6:53 PM Nikita Malyavin <nikitamalya...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Omkar! > > I appreciate self-motivated letters, so I decided to guide you through > basic contribution. > > Here is a simple task for you: > https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25374 > > The work here is concentrated in `mysql` client. > > First, you need to compile the code base. I recommend going through these > links: > > https://mariadb.org/get-involved/getting-started-for-developers/get-code-build-test/ > https://mariadb.com/kb/en/generic-build-instructions/ > > If you use windows, here's another link > <https://mariadb.com/kb/en/Building_MariaDB_on_Windows/>. > > Take a look into mysql.cc file and try to find what to fix. > > For a comfortable development install some C++ IDE. For big projects like > MariaDB i recommend one of the following: > * JetBrains CLion, but it 's hungry for RAM. Use it if you have more than > 8GB. > * QTCreator is good and feature-rich IDE > * Visual Studio is a good choice if you use windows. > > > Omkar, there are some other beginner-friendly tasks i'll be glad to share > with you, > but to make a more serious and notable contribution, you have to study > computer science to a serious level. I want to give you some > recommendations on this as well. > > SQL server work relies a lot on understanding how indexing works. So to > participate at full power, you need a very good knowledge on algorithms and > data structures. > * Basic algorithms and algorithm complexity, O-notation. > * Sorting algorithms, like qsort. binary search. Heap data structure. > * Dynamic programming. Substring finding algorithms, like > Knuth-Morris-Pratt > * Graph algorithms. BFS, DFS, Shortest path algorithms. > * Tree data structures: Binary balanced trees (AVL/red-black), Radix tree, > Trie, Disjoint-Set Forests. > > I found some free course that resembles to what I mentioned: one > <https://www.coursera.org/learn/algorithms-part1>, two > <https://www.coursera.org/learn/algorithms-part2>, three > <https://www.coursera.org/learn/analysis-of-algorithms>. > > * And I hardly recommend this amazing book: > Cormen, Leiserson. Rivest: Introduction to algorithms > <https://sd.blackball.lv/library/Introduction_to_Algorithms_Third_Edition_(2009).pdf> > > * Participate in ICPC <https://icpc.global/>. Ask your teachers how, > maybe they'll help you find the training courses in your area. Programming > contests really help a lot to sharpen your programming skills. > > > Good luck! > > Nikita Malyavin > MariaDB Developer > > > P.S. > > You can email me back anytime, and I'll try to answer any questions and > provide help. > Also you can write me on Zulip: https://mariadb.zulipchat.com/. I am > Nikita Malyavin there:) >
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