On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, Ryan Johnson wrote:
> first post on the UUG. i am a junior in computer engineering, so
> I've taken the CS classes up through 240 and am currently in 324.
> after talking to some recruiters today at the job fair, i really feel
> like the next step i want to take is to get involved in a real life
> programming project not only to help my resume, but to get some good
> solid real world experience. how would a newbie with basic
> programming knowledge get involved in a FOSS project? any advice or
> tips would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
Hunt through sourceforge or freshmeat looking for something particularly
small or that you're interested in, then look at the buglist or feature
requests and see if something looks easy enough that you can submit a
patch for it? That'd be a good way to start, I think.
If you're interested in Java, I have half a dozen projects on sourceforge
that might be good fodder for someone just wanting to get involved in a
project in their spare time. Feel free to let me know if you're
interested.
~ Ross
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