Hi Jeremy, Jeremy wrote on Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 02:35:59PM -0500: > On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 8:52 AM, andrew fabbro <and...@fabbro.org> wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Ingo Schwarze <schwa...@usta.de> wrote:
>>>> What about writing tutorials/articles? >>> That is most definitely *not* a job for beginners. >> The thread starter did not describe himself as a "beginner," >> just a non-programmer. [...] > No, I am not a beginner. I meant "beginning contributor", not "beginning user". Beginning contributors usually are experienced users. > I have felt like I needed to give back for some time, > but was unsure if I am qualified. Most people feel that way at first (even those later becoming senior developers). The only way to find out is to try - and if need be, to *become* qualified in the process. > I did not intend to sow discord among this mailing list, > and hope I haven't asked an unhelpful question. I hope i didn't sound discouraging, that wasn't my intent; i merely wanted to caution that writing good tutorials is *much* harder than most people think, so starting with easier tasks can help avoid frustration. I hope you do find a way to contribute that works for you, there is certainly no lack of things that need to be done. Yours, Ingo
