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Every good first issue I found already had 5 people on it, so I changed how I pick repos!!!

When I started with open source, I did what everyone does. I opened a big org and filtered by good first issue. Everything was either assigned or already had 5 people asking for it. I just picked random ones, and a few times someone else's PR got merged before I even finished mine.

The biggest mistake I made was commenting on issues before even running the project. A few times I said I was working on it and then got stuck on setup for days. Felt bad leaving it like that, and I almost stopped trying.

Then my senior shared a list of beginner friendly repos with simple setup and that helped a lot. I also stopped using the repo filter and just used GitHub search: is:issue is:open no:assignee label:good first issue language:javascript and sort by recently updated.

Also started checking the GSoC archive for orgs that got selected many times, their mentors actually reply. And now I don't comment on anything until the project runs on my machine. If nothing good is open I just do missing tests or old docs, nobody fights over those lol

After that I actually started finishing PRs instead of dropping them halfway.

So if you're starting now don't just grab the first good first issue you see, spend some time finding the right repo first

Anyone else made the same mistake when starting out

u/MathStriking9624 — 7 days ago
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Best Organizations for Java & Spring Boot Developers? (+ Looking for a Study/Prep Partner!)

Hey everyone!

I am planning ahead and targeting Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2027. My primary tech stack is Java and Spring Boot, and I want to start building my profile, contributing to open-source repositories, and connecting with communities early to maximize my chances of acceptance.

I have two main goals with this post:

  1. Which Organizations Should I Target?

I am looking for recommendations on established GSoC organizations that heavily utilize Java and Spring Boot.

Ideally, I'm looking for orgs that:

  • Participate consistently year after year.
  • Have active, welcoming mentor communities.
  • Feature projects ranging from backend microservices to enterprise tooling.

Some organizations I am already looking into include The Apache Software Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, and Jenkins, but I would love to know if there are specific sub-projects or other orgs (like Mifos or OWASP) that are a perfect match for a Spring Boot developer.

  1. Looking for a GSoC 2027 Partner / Study Buddy

Prepping for GSoC can be a long grind, and it's much easier to stay accountable when working with someone else. I am looking for a partner (or a small group) to team up with!

What we can do together:

  • Keep each other accountable for daily/weekly open-source contributions.
  • Review each other's code and pull requests (PRs).
  • Brainstorm, review, and refine our GSoC project proposals.
  • Share resources, tips, and git strategies.

If you are also aiming for GSoC 2027—whether you use Java or a completely different stack—and want to partner up to make this work, drop a comment below or shoot me a DM!

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u/NationalStill6968 — 8 days ago
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Tips on how to contribute

Guys I'm a lot new here. Just a recent grad, I have main expertise and experience in DevOps and SRE stacks in which I'd say primarily in Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Jenkins, and Prometheus. Decent knowledge on Linux and bits of Shell scripting as well.

I want to do contributions to the open source for the above related stacks. I also have good hands over Python and C++ language.

Could someone help me out here a bit with what organizations should i target and how to get involved in the contributing community? Also GSOC is a big dream so just wanna know like how and where to start? Rest i guess will figure along the way.

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u/Ok-Inspector-7198 — 8 days ago