Hi Georgi, Thanks for reaching out — great to see you diving into open source! To find newcomer-friendly tickets, a good trick is to use the smart search filters. For example: Unresolved ORDER BY assignee DESC This will show tickets with no assignee at the top, and most of those typically don’t have a PR linked yet — which means they’re open for contribution. For beginner-level tickets specifically, you can also explore the link that Adam shared earlier in the main thread — it usually points to curated starter issues or tickets marked as suitable for newcomers. Regarding code improvements like maintainability or readability: it is expected that you create PRs that is linked to an existing issue as we have PR guidelines , it’s best practice to open a corresponding ticket first. That gives reviewers context for your changes, helps with tracking, and aligns with how the community prefers contributions to be made. For guidance on contributing, Apache Fineract has helpful documentation here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Contributor%27s+Zone
On 2026/02/21 13:05:15 Georgi Kolev wrote: > Hi Adam, > I am new in open source contribution. I see that most of the tickets have > PRs linked to them, some of them merged, so I presume there is nothing more > to be done there. Are there any new tickets you find appropriate for > newcomers? Also, in regards to code maintainability / readability, are we > supposed to create our own PRs not linked to an existing issue? > Best regards, > Georgi > > On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 05:57, Dhananjay Bhagat <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Adam, > > > > Thanks for putting this list together! This is a great resource for > > newcomers like me who have recently started contributing to Fineract. I've > > been working on a few small fixes recently and having this clear direction > > on where to focus next, especially regarding code maintainability and > > unresolved bugs, is very much appreciated. > > > > Looking forward to contributing more! > > > > Best regards, > > Dhananjay > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM Ádám Sághy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> > >> I wanted to share some thoughts on what newcomers could work on. > >> > >> > >> This isn’t a final list, just something that came to mind while I was > >> thinking about it: > >> > >> Every contribution that enhances the codebase’s safety, effectiveness, or > >> readability is valuable! :) > >> > >> > >> Considering your availability and willingness to contribute, there are > >> several areas where improvements are needed: > >> > >> > >> *Bug tickets* > >> > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2492?filter=-1&jql=project%20%3D%20%22Apache%20Fineract%22%20%20AND%20type%20%3D%20Bug%20%20%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20order%20by%20created%20DESC > >> > >> > >> > >> *Code maintainability / readability* > >> > >> We have a significant number of compilation warnings due to various > >> reasons. I believe at least half of these warnings could be easily fixed. > >> As we work on resolving these warnings, the codebase could become safer and > >> easier to maintain. > >> > >> > >> *All the rest of the stories* > >> > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2494?filter=-1&jql=project%20%3D%20%22Apache%20Fineract%22%20%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20order%20by%20created%20DESC > >> > >> > >> > >> *All the rest of the stories that are considered beginner friendly* > >> > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2489?filter=-1&jql=project%20%3D%20%22Apache%20Fineract%22%20and%20labels%20IN%20(beginner-friendly%2C%20beginner%2C%20begineer%2C%20beginners%2C%20Beginner)%20%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20order%20by%20created%20DESC > >> > >> > >> > >> Hopefully, this gives you some ideas! > >> > >> > >> P.S.: Before you pick up a story that describes a new feature to be > >> introduced, please send an email to the Fineract DEV email list to discuss > >> whether it’s something we really want to include in Fineract. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Adam > >> > > >
