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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 771497" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hi GreenJellyI think it is *awesome* that you're interested - we always need more developers. Having said that, I'm not sure that we're able to offer mentoring as there is just too much code and we're all very busy. The last thing I want to do is discourage you though! The advice I would give you is to start by yourself, focussing on one [limited] area of the code (like My Videos or My Music etc. - even a specific feature within an area if the code is too overwhelming) - I'd recommend code for an area of MP that you use a lot so that you know how the functionality is meant to work. Maybe make a few random small changes just to find out how things work. Once you're a little more comfortable, find a limitation that you would like to get rid of, a small feature that you want to add, or maybe a bug (if you can <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />) that needs fixing, and see if you can implement the feature/fix. That is how I got started and I think I'm not too much worse for the experience. If you are really stuck with something or have specific questions then I'm sure we'd be happy to try and answer them...Personally I don't visit IRC at all because I'd rather respond to questions in the forum - it gives me a chance to think more carefully about the answer, and more importantly to me, it leaves a record of the process/answer/solution/cause etc. for other people to find in the future. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 771497, member: 82144"] Hi GreenJelly I think it is *awesome* that you're interested - we always need more developers. Having said that, I'm not sure that we're able to offer mentoring as there is just too much code and we're all very busy. The last thing I want to do is discourage you though! The advice I would give you is to start by yourself, focussing on one [limited] area of the code (like My Videos or My Music etc. - even a specific feature within an area if the code is too overwhelming) - I'd recommend code for an area of MP that you use a lot so that you know how the functionality is meant to work. Maybe make a few random small changes just to find out how things work. Once you're a little more comfortable, find a limitation that you would like to get rid of, a small feature that you want to add, or maybe a bug (if you can :D) that needs fixing, and see if you can implement the feature/fix. That is how I got started and I think I'm not too much worse for the experience. If you are really stuck with something or have specific questions then I'm sure we'd be happy to try and answer them... Personally I don't visit IRC at all because I'd rather respond to questions in the forum - it gives me a chance to think more carefully about the answer, and more importantly to me, it leaves a record of the process/answer/solution/cause etc. for other people to find in the future. :) mm [/QUOTE]

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