Re: Contributor wanting to get started with simple contributions

[Rohit Shinde]

Hey John,

I sent this email a couple of weeks ago to the qemu mailing list since I didn't really know who to approach.

I am interested in contributing to the python-qemu package. I have quite a bit of experience in Python, but no experience in packaging libraries. Whatever you mentioned in the reply to my comment on the bug, was pretty interesting. I would like to get started with at least ensuring that all python code is flake8/pylint compliant. 

Do let me know what you think of this.

Thanks,

Rohit.

On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 7:18 AM Rohit Shinde <rohit.shinde12194@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello everyone,

I am a hobby programmer (working as an SDE in the industry) and I have been observing qemu for quite a while. I have always wanted to contribute but I couldn't manage my time. I am good at Java and Python but quite a bit rusty with C++ and C (although working with it will not be a problem, I might have to google more than usual). On the theory side, I have a good grasp of data structures and algorithms and a decent understanding of OS and Compilers.

I have built qemu from source and I have my machine setup for git-publish via email. 

I would like to start contributing with one of the bite sized tasks mentioned in the wiki page. The one that interests me and which I think is the easiest are the sections on "Compiler Driven Cleanup" and "Dead Code Removal". I think this is a good way to get introduced to the codebase.

I plan to stay and become a long term contributor. Is there any CS theory that I would need to know other than what I mentioned above? Is it possible to "learn on the go"?

I realize this is quite a long email and I would like to thank everyone in advance for reading this!

Regards,
Rohit.