I think you maybe expecting to much. Not to come off harsh, but this is FOSS. Usually people are either scratching their own itch. Or if you haven't one. The normal process is look at bugs, see what you can fix, where you can help out. Sometimes it spelled out for you with steps and guides but not always. While in general it is good to have such I have brought it up for other communities. It is a common process for any FOSS project really the format is pretty much the same.
How one develops or contributes to a project varies. Some may used Netbeans to develop Netbeans. Some may use other means. That varies and not sure there should be any one way. Again its FOSS and part of that being do it your way. You have access to code, etc. Very few projects produce say a task list. The ones that do tend to not have trivial needs that new people can help out with easily. Usually for any FOSS project the best place for any new people get their feet wet is working bugs. Pick any bug, find a way to resolve that. Make a PR/Bug, etc. Figure out that process which may vary. Also the fact that Netbeans is in transition right now I would not really bother them and let them focus on the move and the rest. Once it is settled in its new home, doing releases etc. Then can proceed with the rest. I doubt there is much for new people to jump in and help out with in that process. Netbeans is not really trivial, though very modular and well designed. Thus practical to work on furthering an area without having to fully grasp it all. Still I do not see it being that easy for anyone to just jump in and contribute. I have coded in Java for ~15+ years. Most if not entirely on Netbeans, short of some Android stuff on Android Studio/Idea. Now working on packing it from source. The more I work with Netbeans sources the more I realize its complexity. I am not sure how I could contribute off hand if I wanted to. Short of coming up with a need/itch for myself and scratching it. Or working bugs etc. But I am not sure I could jump in an help out. Not sure any amount of guides would help. Plus if I need all those guides to help. I am not sure what I can do in Netbeans. If I cant figure out how to contribute etc. I will have a very hard time with valuable contributions. Not to say one cannot contribute in many ways beyond code, etc. Just saying Netbeans is not really trivial. Not sure any amount of guides or hand holding will help new people. It is a very advanced platform. Maybe why Oracle is handing it over to Apache. To costly to maintain. -- William L. Thomson Jr.
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