Am 28.08.24 um 10:57 schrieb Shiv Shankar Dayal:
On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 8:17 AM Jethro Djan <jthryeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
Not sure what you mean by a core ConTeXt developer. I think, as with anything,
you get better at it by using it extensively. I would focus on a use case of
interest and take advantage of ConTeXt’s unmatched extensibility to automate
much of it as possible. Then you ask for help when you get stuck.
If you want to contribute to ConTeXt, maybe start by having a look at the
source and try to understand what’s going on (should be accessible to you since
you are a C developer). If you identify a bug, or want to propose a feature, I
am sure the community will support you however it can.
Jethro
I want to contribute to ConTeXt. I think that the steps for me should be:
1. Learn TeX
2. Learn LuaMetaTeX
and then I can approach the C code. It won't make any sense if I just
start reading the LuaMetaTeX code.
Sure, without a deep understanding of TeX it makes no sense to try
anything with the C code.
Also, most of ConTeXt is written in Lua.
If you want to contribute, help with documentation – there are still too
many commands and options undocumented in the wiki.
If you don’t understand enough of ConTeXt to do that, anything deeper
makes no sense anyway.
Hraban
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