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Oceas9769yI'm in the same boat... but in that particular case I can see you refactoring their code to more common standards as a easy way to begin.
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compSci9579yI tried to get into open sourcing once upon a time.
It gave me nightmares. Literally. -
@Oceas It was unreadable code. It was so poorly documented for someone to contribute to.
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arantr21919yYou could check this out and try to find an easy issue to start with:
https://twitter.com/yourfirstpr -
nmunro31879ySo many code bases are that bad. University doesn't prepare you for the horrors of the real world.
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