New contributor looking for guidance on getting started

GRASS GRASS developer
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Hello everyone,

I’m new to the GRASS GIS community and interested in contributing. I’ve recently set up GRASS GIS from source and am currently exploring the codebase to understand its structure and development workflow.

I’d really appreciate any suggestions on how a newcomer can get started effectively—such as recommended modules or areas of the codebase to explore first, or general advice on contributing to GRASS GIS.

I’m looking forward to learning and contributing to the project.

Best regards,
Sumit

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Hi Sumit,

A lot of this has to do with your own experience and interests. I recommend looking at the open issues on GitHub filtering for issues tagged as a “first good issue”. If you then have specific questions about the issue you can add a comment there.

Also, the project is no longer going by GRASS GIS, it’s just GRASS now.

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Hi ctwhite,

Thanks for the advice! I’ll start by looking at issues labeled “first good issue.” Are there any specific modules you’d recommend as beginner-friendly to get started with?

Also noted on the project name — GRASS.