I can't believe this semester is almost over! To be fair, contributing to open source projects doesn't even feel like coursework - it feels real, and it's been amazing.
For our last deliverable in this course, we are asked to work on an issue, or several, similar to the previous deliverable. It should feel real, be a genuinely good contribution, and mean something both for us and the project!
Now, I don't really have anything specific in mind. I might contribute to projects I've already contributed to, or I might choose something new and exciting, but either way, whatever I end up doing is going to be worth it! I'm mainly looking for something fun and engaging. I'm not so fussy about what language or technology is used per se; I just want the idea or the domain to be fun!
In previous deliverables, I've contributed tests, bug fixes, features, simple documentation updates, and refactoring. I can't think of anything that I haven't done, therefore, it wouldn't really matter to me what type my contribution is, as long as I feel like it meant something, that I learned something from it, and that it benefited the project!
As of my writing of this post, I have still not decided on what project to work on. I might contribute to Hugging Face's Chat-ui, I might find a new project, or work on one that I contributed to in the past. I am hunting for an issue that is not too easy, is fulfilling to work on, and teaches new things!
And if time permits, with the finals of my other courses drawing close as well, I will take on more issues! Part two of this journey should be out by the end of this week, where I finally decide on what I will be working on and what progress I've made so far!
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