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How do I know when I'm good enough at coding to solve issues/ commit code related changes on open source projects? (lemm.ee)
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I program in C and python, and even good first issue problems seem like I have to be Dennis Ritchie himself to solve them. How do I know when I'm ready to solve and commit to projects?

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

As soon as you can solve an issue! I found a bug in a Yelp WordPress plugin back when I barely knew any PHP and figured out how to fix it, because I needed that plugin to get paid for the project I was working on. I submitted a pull request and they accepted it! That's the first contribution I ever made to a corporate project. The people in charge of the repository will give you feedback if they want things changed, and can provide a lot of guidance. Just start committing and you'll learn a lot.