Differential D25007 Diff 21 src/docs/contributor/contrib_intro.diviner

Changeset View

Standalone View

src/docs/contributor/contrib_intro.diviner

	@title Contributor Introduction			@title Contributor Introduction
	@group contrib			@group contrib

	Introduction to contributing to Phabricator and Arcanist.			Introduction to contributing to Phorge and Arcanist.

	Overview			Overview
	========			========

	If you'd like to contribute to Phabricator, this document can guide you though			If you'd like to contribute to Phorge, this document can guide you though
	ways you can help improve the project.			ways you can help improve the project.

	Writing code is valuable, but often isn't the best or easiest way to contribute.			Writing code is valuable, but often isn't the best or easiest way to contribute.
	In most cases we are pretty good at fixing easy stuff quickly, so we don't have			In most cases we are pretty good at fixing easy stuff quickly, so we don't have
	a big pile of easy stuff sitting around waiting for new contributors.			a big pile of easy stuff sitting around waiting for new contributors.

	This can make it difficult to contribute code if you only have a little bit of			This can make it difficult to contribute code if you only have a little bit of
	time to spend since most of the work that needs to be done usually requires some			time to spend since most of the work that needs to be done usually requires some
	heavy lifting.			heavy lifting.

	Without writing any code, learning the whole codebase, making a big time			Without writing any code, learning the whole codebase, making a big time
	commitment, or having to touch PHP, here are some ways you can materially			commitment, or having to touch PHP, here are some ways you can materially
	contribute to Phabricator:			contribute to Phorge:

	- Drop by the [[ https://phurl.io/u/discourse \| community forum ]] just to			- Recommend Phorge to people who you think might find it useful. Our
	say "thanks". A big part of the reason we build this software is to help
	people solve problems, and knowing that our efforts are appreciated is
	really rewarding.
	- Recommend Phabricator to people who you think might find it useful. Our
	most powerful growth channel is word of mouth, and mentioning or tweeting			most powerful growth channel is word of mouth, and mentioning or tweeting
	about Phabricator helps the project grow. If writing a tweet sounds like			about Phorge helps the project grow.
	too much work, you can use one of these form tweets written by our PR
	department to quickly and easily shill on our behalf. Hail corporate!

	> Phabricator seems like it's pretty okay

	> I am not being paid to mention Phabricator in this extemporaneous, completely organic tweet

	> Phabricator is objectively the best thing. Source: I am a certified, internationally recognized expert.

	- Submit high-quality bug reports by carefully following the guide in			- Submit high-quality bug reports by carefully following the guide in
	@{article:Contributing Bug Reports}.			@{article:Contributing Bug Reports}.

	If all of this sounds nice but you really just want to write some code, be			If all of this sounds nice but you really just want to write some code, be
	aware that this project often presents a high barrier to entry for new			aware that this project often presents a high barrier to entry for new
	contributors. To continue, see @{article:Contributing Code}.			contributors. To continue, see @{article:Contributing Code}.


	Next Steps			Next Steps
	==========			==========

	Continue by:			Continue by:

	- learning about bug reports in @{article:Contributing Bug Reports};			- learning about bug reports in @{article:Contributing Bug Reports};
	- learning about code contributions in @{article:Contributing Code}.			- learning about code contributions in @{article:Contributing Code}.