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.shinde12...@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. >