Another good signal is the "target version" (which by convention is only set by committers). When I set this for the upcoming version it means I think its important enough that I will prioritize reviewing a patch for it.
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Pedro Rodriguez <ski.rodrig...@gmail.com> wrote: > What is the best way to determine what the library maintainers believe is > important work to be done? > > I have looked through the JIRA and its unclear what are priority items one > could do work on. I am guessing this is in part because things are a little > hectic with final work for 2.0, but it would be helpful to know what to > look for or if its better to ask library maintainers directly. > > Thanks, > Pedro Rodriguez > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Xinh Huynh <xinh.hu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Here are some guidelines about contributing to Spark: >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SPARK/Contributing+to+Spark >> >> There is also a section specific to MLlib: >> >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SPARK/Contributing+to+Spark#ContributingtoSpark-MLlib-specificContributionGuidelines >> >> -Xinh >> >> On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 9:30 AM, <mylistt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> >>> Looking for guidance. >>> >>> I am Interested in contributing to the Spark MLlib. Could you please >>> take a few minutes to guide me as to what you would consider an ideal path >>> / skill an individual should posses. >>> >>> I know R / Python / Java / C and C++ >>> >>> I have a firm understanding of algorithms and Machine learning. I do >>> know spark at a "workable knowledge level". >>> >>> Where should I start and what should I try to do first ( spark internal >>> level ) and then pick up items on JIRA OR new specifications on Spark. >>> >>> R has a great set of packages - would it be difficult to migrate them to >>> Spark R set. I could try it with your support or if it's desired. >>> >>> >>> I wouldn't mind doing testing of some defects etc as an initial learning >>> curve if that would assist the community. >>> >>> Please, guide. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Harmeet >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@spark.apache.org >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Pedro Rodriguez > PhD Student in Distributed Machine Learning | CU Boulder > UC Berkeley AMPLab Alumni > > ski.rodrig...@gmail.com | pedrorodriguez.io | 909-353-4423 > Github: github.com/EntilZha | LinkedIn: > https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrorodriguezscience > >
