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| title: "Mentoring: First Patch" |
| tags: ["mentoring","newcomers","patch"] |
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| # Mentoring: First Patch |
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| A beginner's first patch on a project can be an intimidating and |
| frustrating experience. Clearly documenting the entire process from |
| checkout to accepted patch greatly lowers the barrier for a new |
| contributor, and makes it more likely that they'll come back for their |
| second patch. |
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| Here's some tips on how to do that. |
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| Outline: |
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| * Talk to the project first |
| * Make sure it's wanted/welcome |
| * See if there's already work in progress, or suggestions |
| * Find someone to be your advocate |
| * Finding the source |
| * Writing a good commit message |
| * Following up on your pull request |
| * Learning from your struggle: Improving the documentation |
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