Becoming a Go Contributor

Learn how to become a Go contributor in this GopherCon 2018 talk by Kevin Burke. Discover the journey from part-time Go hacker to active contributor, and gain insights on various ways to contribute to the Go community. Explore the importance of consistent participation, including reviewing patches, suggesting features, and responding to bug reports. Understand that small, regular contributions can lead to significant impact over time. Get practical advice on starting your contribution journey, from using Go and reporting errors to creating reduced test cases, writing examples, and improving documentation. Learn about the process of filing issues and practicing commits using the Go scratch repository. Gain confidence in your ability to contribute and recognize that even experienced contributors face challenges.

Intro
Becoming a Go Contributor
What does "contributing" mean?
Contribute by using Go
Contribute error reports
Contribute reduced test cases
Reduced test cases can suggest contributions
Contribute Examples
Examples help because people don't read
Contribute Documentation
The recommended parameters for interactive logins as
Step 1: file issue
How do you get started contributing?
Practice committing: bit.ly/goscratch
Getting stuck is on Go team, too