Posted by Jochem Maas on 04/27/05 17:32

Jason Barnett wrote:
> Malcolm Mill wrote:
>
>> Hi, I've been reading up on php for a while now and would like to get
>> involved in a small open source LAMP project. I don't have any real
>> coding experience to speak of but could bring proofreading,
>> bug-reporting, testing and documentation skills to the project. What
>> I'd like to get out of working on it is: experience working with a
>> variety of other individuals over the internet on a common
>> application; real life knowledge of CVS and the development process;
>> some experience writing simple code.
>>
>> If anyone knows of any opportunities like this or would like to
>> discuss what I could add to one of their own projects please contact
>> me.
>>
>> Regards, Malcolm.
>
>
>
> Look in any of your favorite PHP classes / scripts. It seems that
> "TODO" is the most popular word in the Open Source language and there is
> always something you can add to a project.

there should a language keyword called 'todo', maybe we could ask the devs
to add this 'feature' - which if accepted would be put on someones todo list...
hmmm, that smells like recursion or something ;-)

you put a smile on my face Jason!

>
> I'm not a code maintainer, but you might consider browsing PEAR packages
> and just looking to see which projects could use some help. Or maybe
> you could write to the pear.php.general newsgroup and offer up your
> services.
>
> Or if you just want to get involved with general PHP stuff then you
> might consider the php.doc list (or any of the sublists for your
> language of choice). They can always use more help and it's a great way
> to learn PHP inside and out.
>
> Last but not least... you can answer questions on this list. The key
> here is that you focus on answering questions that you already know how
> to answer. Then you leave the other questions to people that *do*
> understand that problem.
>
> <note>If you try to answer a problem that you don't understand well at
> all then you occasionally end up giving out boneheaded answers. And
> trust me, I've wiped many eggs off of my face because of this list :P
> </note>

knowing the answer is also no assurance of giving out boneheaded answers,
.... I have a permanent tab at the dry-cleaners to prove it ;-)

>

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