Hello Akash and Sarthak, I also want to be part of this. I have sent a friend request @sarthak via LinkedIn.
Below is my social profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/oluwafemioluwatuyi Best regards, Oluwafemi On Tue, Nov 26, 2024, 4:03 PM Sarthak Deokar <deokarsartha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Akash, > > here are my social profiles > > Regards, > Sarthak Deokar > > Linkdin > > https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarthak-deokar/ > > Instagram > > > https://www.instagram.com/_sarthakdeokar_/profilecard/?igsh=eHJ4NTU1b2Npemp6 > > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 11:23 PM Akash Nadar <akashnada...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi James and Sarthak, >> >> Thank you for the detailed guidance and warm welcome! >> >> James, I’ll start by reviewing existing PRs and validating old Jira >> tickets to familiarize myself with the project. I’ll also explore areas for >> documentation and test coverage improvements. Your suggestions are very >> helpful! >> >> Sarthak, let’s connect and collaborate on these tasks together. We can >> divide work or brainstorm how to approach it. Let me know how you’d like to >> proceed. >> >> Thanks, >> Akash >> >> On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 10:01 PM Vijaysurya Mandala < >> mandalavijaysuryaopensou...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey James, >>> >>> Thank you for sharing these "first-steps" to contribute to this >>> project. Although I wasn’t directly tagged in this email, I greatly >>> appreciate the steps you’ve outlined for understanding the codebase >>> and contributing meaningfully. >>> Your advice is incredibly helpful for someone like me who is eager to >>> contribute effectively. >>> >>> -Vijay >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 4:20 AM James Dailey <jdai...@apache.org> wrote: >>> > >>> > Akash and Sarthak - thanks for your interest and welcome. >>> > >>> > Because Fineract is a large code base used in production at regulated >>> financial institutions, it is essential that new contributors start with >>> understanding the code base rather than trying to add new features. >>> > There is a tendency for devs to want to do the "next cool thing" when >>> really what is needed is more documentation, more test coverage, more >>> detailed tickets, more reviews of changes. >>> > >>> > As a first step, you can review the existing PRs that are coming in. >>> Do they make sense to you? Can you follow the logic? Are the details in >>> the Jira ticket sufficient? You might want to try that for a week or two >>> or five. >>> > Following project activity is a very important first step. You might >>> even have some clarifying questions that could help the project become >>> better. That is also a contribution. >>> > >>> > Secondly, look for areas that are not well covered. On many open >>> source projects, too many devs are writing too much code with too little >>> documentation. That is true here as well. Once you understand the >>> features and functions and the structure of the code, can you help with >>> some small piece of documentation? ... we need people digging into >>> specific areas that are in the code and documenting what is there. That >>> might also involve more test coverage in Cucumber (Gherkin files). >>> > >>> > Third, you might look at the really old jira tickets, and validate >>> one by one that the tickets are still needing to be fixed. We have >>> hundreds of old tickets that have creation dates before 2022 and I strongly >>> suspect 90% are no longer valid. This is tedious work, but is needed. >>> Pick a ticket, read it, determine if it seems real, put a comment that >>> "yes, verified as of github checkpoint xxxx-xxxx" that the issue still >>> exists" or "no, verified as of ... that the bug ticket is no longer valid". >>> > >>> > Generally, contributors should come with very modest aims at first. >>> This is a very complex project. >>> > >>> > James >>> > >>> > On Sun, Nov 24, 2024 at 3:30 AM Sarthak Deokar < >>> deokarsartha...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Hi, >>> >> >>> >> I am also suffering the same issues hope we could connect and work >>> together >>> >> >>> >> Regards, >>> >> Sarthak Deokar >>> >> >>> >> On Sun, Nov 24, 2024, 13:08 Akash Nadar <akashnada...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> >>> >>> I’m Akash, a new contributor to Apache Fineract. I have experience >>> with Java, Spring Boot, and building REST APIs. I’ve successfully set up >>> the project locally, including database connections, and have explored the >>> Swagger documentation. >>> >>> >>> >>> I couldn’t find any "good first issues" or beginner-friendly tasks >>> on the GitHub Issues page. Could someone please suggest a task or guide me >>> on how I can get started with my first contribution? I’m particularly >>> interested in working on APIs or improving existing features. >>> >>> >>> >>> Looking forward to your guidance! >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks and regards, >>> >>> Akash >>> >>
