Non-Code Contributions, Quarter in Reflection

Throughout this quarter, I've struggled with my courseload, and finding time to get over what seemed like barriers to entry for this project. First, it was learning python. Then, it was getting a sugar emulator / environment to work. It seemed like it was impossible to actually get down to work.

But looking back on things, it seems that this all could have been solved by choosing a different path: non-code contributions.

Having realized this, the other members of my group have asked me to help by:

• creating a class diagram for the Open Video Chat project
• reorganizing our repository's git history

This is great! Most of the quarter, I found myself feeling as though everyone else definitely knew more about python and programming in general. But now I get to play my strengths, including git and visual thinking.

Contributing anything to a FOSS project helps. The most valuable thing to anyone is time, so all contributions are great. Whether it's updating a wiki, or contributing assets to some project in need of a visual facelift, you're helping out.