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From: brettg@posteo.net
To: guile-devel@gnu.org
Cc: guile-devel <guile-devel-bounces+brettg=posteo.net@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Where to start
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 05:38:23 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4d78ff7e640b2f12cc7b40408eb9398b@posteo.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2098616274f21adf2d924a54a8a13587@posteo.net>

I guess, on some level I am asking how to go about familiarizing myself 
with the code. How to approach understanding the logic behind each 
directory. Is there a map that designates the differences between /lib 
and /libguile? So on.

On 27.02.2019 02:22, brettg@posteo.net wrote:
> Hi there. I think some of you already know me from the Guix mailing
> lists. I come from a biosciences background, and am transitioning into
> a career in computer science. I plan on starting my masters this year.
> A large part of my interest has been in LISPs, and particularly Guile
> and other implementations of Scheme.
> 
> I know that Guile 3 is right around the corner, and i'd like to be
> able to lend a hand in getting it ready for that. I have experience in
> both Scheme and C. This would be my first contribution to a C project
> though. I am curious if there is some resource that explains where I
> may focus my efforts? I know the bug tracker is available for this,
> but where else may I focus my attention?
> 
> I imagine most of what we need for Guile 3 is in a feature-freeze more
> or less, so I just want to get my cards in order before I start
> throwing any patches out.
> 
> Best,
> Brett Gilio



  reply	other threads:[~2019-02-27  4:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-02-27  1:22 Where to start brettg
2019-02-27  4:38 ` brettg [this message]
2019-03-01 11:32   ` Mike Gran

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