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  • 01-03-2013 9:45am
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    Michael..
    Registered Users Posts: 140 ✭✭


    Hey people !!!

    I'm looking to get involved in some open source projects. I've only being writing java code about a year though and everything looks so daunting.

    Could anybody recommend a simply open source project,
    just to get my feet wet so to speak.

    Thanks !!


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    #2
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    Ubuntu accomplishments is a great place to go, if you want to wet your feet, without any pressure or expectation. Win virtual trophies for your efforts :)

    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accomplishments/GetInvolved

    In a nut shell :)
    http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/06/ubuntu-accomplishments-makes-getting-involved-in-ubuntu-fun


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    PrzemoF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    OP, my suggestion is to start from the other side. Pick a software that you're using, that you like and that is an open source project. Then find a bug list for it and pick something that looks a an easy to fix bug. Try to fix it and if you can't then ask for advice on devel list for that project.


    My pick for you: JOSM http://josm.openstreetmap.de/
    Try to fix this bug: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/8234
    It's marked as "priority = trivial", so good luck! :)


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    croo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 1,335 Mod ✭✭✭✭croo


    I've only being writing java code about a year though and everything looks so daunting.
    Don't worry it's usually daunting even if you've been coding for years.

    The thing to do is;
    1) pick a project in an area that interests you.
    2) pick one small part of that project (the UI or the persistence or even 1 specific functionality) and try and understand how it works.
    3) As PrzemoF suggests, look at some reported bugs in the area you choose in 2. Even if you cannot figure it out keep an eye on the tracker and when it is solved you can look at what was done and that might help you comes to grips with it.

    I know two big ERP type business apps pretty well ... Apache's OfBiz and Adempiere. Both java based. Being business apps they're not terribly interesting but I am happy to *help* any interested in knowing more about how they work.


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    IS_a_Class
    Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭IS_a_Class


    excellent thread.

    yes, I have read up on adempiere, I was thinking of trying to get involved with it when I finish my conversion masters this summer.

    having work done on a java based ERP system would look pretty savage on a cv


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