Ask HN: I am PHP developer who want to contribute to open source projects

#1

Post by ahmedaly » Sat, May 09, 2020, 4:50 AM UTC

Hello, I have been a PHP developer for a decade or so. I am interested in contributing to open source projects. I want projects that are popular but still need a lot of contribution.

Any suggestion? Thanks.

Re: Ask HN: I am PHP developer who want to contribute to open source projects

#2

Post by some_furry » Sat, May 09, 2020, 5:01 AM UTC

What are your interests beyond "PHP developer"?

There's a lot of open source PHP projects. Type a random word relating to one of your interests into https://packagist.org and you'll likely find several.

Re: Ask HN: I am PHP developer who want to contribute to open source projects

#3

Post by bradtx » Sat, May 09, 2020, 5:29 AM UTC

Moodle is a popular open source LMS (learning management system) written in PHP that could use a ton of improvement, especially on the front end. It's not necessarily bad, but it is very outdated compared to offerings by private companies.

Re: Ask HN: I am PHP developer who want to contribute to open source projects

#4

Post by woutersf » Sat, May 09, 2020, 6:26 AM UTC

Contributing to Drupal modules or underlying (symfony and other) libraries is very fulfilling. And the conferences are really nice (and big) with lots of interesting people there with all sorts of problems. There is all kinds of difficult there if you like difficult.

Re: Ask HN: I am PHP developer who want to contribute to open source projects

#5

Post by spraveenitpro » Sat, May 09, 2020, 6:27 AM UTC

You can contribute to what 35% of the internet runs on: https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress

Re: Ask HN: I am PHP developer who want to contribute to open source projects

#6

Post by Keppl8R » Sat, May 09, 2020, 6:30 AM UTC

My suggestion for what it's worth is to help the MantisBT project a bugtracker used by a lot projects.

https://github.com/mantisbt

Re: Ask HN: I am PHP developer who want to contribute to open source projects

#7

Post by juhatl » Sat, May 09, 2020, 7:09 AM UTC

Are there any specific libraries or tools written in PHP that you use in your day-to-day life? Perhaps having a look into their state could yield some interesting opportunities for you to contribute. That way you'd also get an extra incentive to keep contributing, as you'd personally get to enjoy the results, too.