This is my Git contribution log as a part of my GSoC project.
I have decided to write what I considered helpful for bagging the selection in the style of aphorisms, mostly to stop myself from rambling.
- Perservere, but only with purpose and planning. Time is your ally when you account for it.
- Learn the codebase by going top-down, then bottom-up. Top-down to locate, bottom-up to understand.
- The mailing list search bar is your friend.
- The commit message is your friend.
- If a piece of code confounds you,
git blamethat line and see the commit log to help you understand. - If it still confounds you, move on. Sort out that black box later.
- Your first, and probably the second patch, is going to be bad. Don't let that stop you from contributing more.
- Do not respond to mail impulsively. Carefully read what you are told.