On Sun, Sep 08, 2019 at 08:26:10PM +0530, Pratyush Yadav wrote: > I'd like to put out a proposal regarding first contributions and micro > projects. > > I have a small list of small isolated features and bug fixes that > _I think_ git-gui would benefit with. And other people using it can > probably add their pet peeves and issues as well. My question is, are > these something new contributors should try to work on as an > introduction to the community? Since most of these features and fixes > are small and isolated, they should be pretty easy to work on. And I > think people generally find UI apps a little easier to work on. > > But I'll play the devil's advocate on my proposal and point out some > problems/flaws: > - Git-gui is written in Tcl, and git in C (and other languages too, but > not Tcl). That means while people do get a feel of the community and > general workflow, they don't necessarily get a feel of the actual git > internal codebase. > - Since I don't see a git-gui related project worth being into the > Outreachy program, it essentially means they will likely not work on > anything related to their project. > - Git-gui is essentially a wrapper on top of git, so people won't get > exposure to the git internals. > > I'd like to hear your and the rest of the community's thoughts about > this proposal, and whether it will be a good idea or not.
Right, I came up with similar devil's advocate arguments. :) I'm not totally opposed, because part of the point of these microprojects just getting people familiar with interacting with the community and submitting a patch. They're not always in the same area the intern intends to work, just because there's not always a trivial problem to be solved there. So we do look at it mostly as a "can you do this basic test" test, and not necessarily as a prelude to the project. But it would be nice if it were at least in the same _language_ that the ultimate project will be done in. Because we're evaluating the applicant's ability to write code in that language, too. So I dunno. I am on the fence. -Peff
