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diff --git a/doc/source/dev/development_environment.rst b/doc/source/dev/development_environment.rst index f3f24aab7..ed8ff5828 100644 --- a/doc/source/dev/development_environment.rst +++ b/doc/source/dev/development_environment.rst @@ -203,3 +203,18 @@ typically packaged as ``python-dbg``) is highly recommended. .. _virtualenvwrapper: http://www.doughellmann.com/projects/virtualenvwrapper/ .. _Waf: https://code.google.com/p/waf/ + +Understanding the code & getting started +---------------------------------------- + +The best strategy to better understand the code base is to pick something you +want to change and start reading the code to figure out how it works. When in +doubt, you can ask questions on the mailing list. It is perfectly okay if your +pull requests aren't perfect, the community is always happy to help. As a +volunteer project, things do sometimes get dropped and it's totally fine to +ping us if something has sat without a response for about two to four weeks. + +So go ahead and pick something that annoys or confuses you about numpy, +experiment with the code, hang around for discussions or go through the +reference documents to try to fix it. Things will fall in place and soon +you'll have a pretty good understanding of the project as a whole. Good Luck! |