Re: New contributor mentor program?

[Sam Bedell]

Thanks for your help everyone!

On 20 November 2015 at 16:00, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:

> Sam Bedell <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Hey developers,
> >
> > Not sure if this is the right place for this question, but does anyone
> > know if the mentorship program described in the documentation still
> > exists,
>
> We don't have enough knowledgeable volunteers reliably available.
>
> > and if so how I could get set up with one?
>
> Best to ask for pointers on the list.
>
> > I have experience in c++ and java, but none in open source
> > contribution and after reading the documentation I'm still not sure
> > how to get started.
>
> Well, compiling your own version of LilyPond from the Git archive is the
> first step.  If you don't get that managed, get back to the list.
> Getting acquainted with LilyPond's way of using Scheme is the next:
> there is not a lot one can reasonably do in C++ without having a good
> idea how it ties into the user experience of LilyPond, and the
> programming layer of the user experience is Scheme, more concretely
> Guile.
>
> There is a short Scheme introduction in the "Extending Guide" of
> LilyPond.
>
> All the best
>
> --
> David Kastrup
>