Thank you Geertjan! That is a good way to start, and I see at least one bug fix in there that I have seen in my own usage! I will be helping myself. :)
Tom On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 1:31 AM, Geertjan Wielenga < [email protected]> wrote: > A place where your help (and everyone else's help) is really needed is > here: > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-netbeans/pulls > > Those are pull requests and they're in a queue, some having been there > longer than others. It would help if you would add comments to the pull > requests, to the extent that you understand the pull request and what it is > trying to do. I.e., pull request reviews are needed so that we have at > least one or two people looking at a request before we merge it. > > Thanks, > > Gj > > On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 10:18 PM, Thomas Hubschman < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello Geertjan, > > > > I would like to focus on Swing contributions as I expect that is the > coding > > area where my experience would be the most valuable. It would also seem > to > > be a good place to start! > > > > I am also happy to help with any "soft" areas (e.g. documentation or > other > > non-coding activities). > > > > I will get the book and start reading, I also welcome any other > > suggestions. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Tom > > > > On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 1:52 AM, Geertjan Wielenga < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Welcome and yes that book will definitely give you the big picture. > > > > > > What kind of contributions would you like to focus on? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Gj > > > > > > On Monday, February 19, 2018, Thomas Hubschman < > > [email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hello Netbeans Community, > > > > > > > > I hit send by accident, before I was going to change the subject line > > to > > > > something like "How to Onboard as a NetBeans Contributor." > > > > > > > > I'd like to become an active contributor on the NetBeans project, > but I > > > am > > > > not sure how to proceed. > > > > > > > > *I generally like to understand architectures and big pictures > before I > > > > dive into something (I enjoy reading Java specs). * > > > > > > > > I have seen Geertjan mention this book: > > > > > > > > https://leanpub.com/nbp4beginners > > > > > > > > I would be fine with reading that book as a prerequisite to > > contributing. > > > > Does that make sense? Here is some information about me: > > > > > > > > - Three-time Swing Developer (2-3 years total dev time) > > > > - I actually have the somewhat rare SCJD > > > > - Was a big fan and implementor of some of the Filthy Rich > > Clients > > > > stuff > > > > - 10+ years using NetBeans (Also have used Eclipse & IntelliJ) > > > > - I have the even-rarer SCSNB > > > > - Java + JavaEE Experience > > > > - JS experience > > > > - Architecture/Management experience > > > > > > > > Thanks for any guidance. I am thankful for everything NB has done for > > me > > > > professionally and I'd like to give back to the community. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > >
