Timeline for I still can't figure out how to program?
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| Dec 30, 2010 at 15:36 | comment | added | jellyfishtree | I wouldn't suggest a large project, but github presents many many projects which are just a few files and very easy code. | |
| Dec 30, 2010 at 15:23 | comment | added | jellyfishtree | @Thorbjorn maybe (good thing its not really water). what would be an example of this? | |
| Dec 30, 2010 at 14:08 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki | ||
| Dec 30, 2010 at 13:18 | comment | added | user1249 | @jellyfish, also the problem with diving in head first is that you can break your neck if the water is not deep enough, and drown if it is. | |
| Dec 30, 2010 at 7:36 | comment | added | user1249 | @jellyfish, sure, and I am certain it is a good step to take, but not yet in this case. | |
| Dec 30, 2010 at 7:29 | comment | added | jellyfishtree | @Thorbjorn definitely, but its something I wish I would have done more of when I first started. As with anything, I think you learn a lot just by osmosis and diving in head first. At the minimum you'll get a better measure of whats out there that you don't know/understand - something far more valuable when you are first starting out and longing to know where to set your goals and what to work towards. | |
| Dec 30, 2010 at 0:00 | comment | added | user1249 | @jellyfishtree, if you cannot program that might be a bit overambitious. | |
| Dec 29, 2010 at 23:21 | comment | added | jellyfishtree | an alternative to getting directly involved is to fork a project's source and try and fix tickets on your own branch and just simply leave it at that. The values of reading code written and reviewed by multiple people, project structures that are well organized and can serve as templates for your own creations, and understanding how the collaboration process works are numerous. Just observe the public parts, and muck with the code privately. | |
| Dec 29, 2010 at 22:48 | history | migrated | from stackoverflow.com (revisions) | ||
| Dec 29, 2010 at 21:37 | comment | added | Glenn Maynard | Novice programmers should not try to join an open source project; you will simply get in the way. Open source projects aren't there to tutor beginners. | |
| Dec 29, 2010 at 21:12 | history | answered | Martijn | CC BY-SA 2.5 |