With absolutely zero knowledge of Go 54 days ago, I decided to contribute to the Go project. Why? Put simply, I was bored. The thrill of learning something new, and contributing to a massive OSS project like Go caught my attention.<\/p>\n
Learning Go from scratch was a fairly simple task. It’s just a new syntax, nothing more. Moreover, there’s always Stack Overflow to help you out. Think of SO as a passive mentor, who gives you advice when it’s asked.<\/p>\n
I’ve got to thank a couple of people who helped me\u00a0along the path, @kevinburke, @bradfitz and @andybons. They reviewed my code, and gave my changes a +2, and submitted them.<\/p>\n
It feels like the first time you try to dive into a swimming pool. You don’t know whether you can do it, but you do it nevertheless. Getting my first two\u00a0CLs accepted\u00a0was a little challenging, but definitely enthralling. Talking to other like-minded people across the globe, committed to fixing issues and innovating, is a completely new experience to\u00a0me. I’m now\u00a0set on a path to contribute to Go, as\u00a0it’s a fun weekend exercise, and moreover, just because I can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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