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FAQ: Contributing code
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+.. _new-contributors-faq:
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How can I get started contributing code to Django?
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@@ -79,10 +81,10 @@ people that will likely be affected by a given bug. Bugs that have the
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potential to affect many people will generally get priority over those that
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are edge cases.
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-Another reason that bugs might be ignored for while is if the bug is a symptom
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-of a larger problem. While we can spend time writing, testing and applying
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-lots of little patches, sometimes the right solution is to rebuild. If a
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-rebuild or refactor of a particular component has been proposed or is
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+Another reason that a bug might be ignored for a while is if the bug is a
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+symptom of a larger problem. While we can spend time writing, testing and
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+applying lots of little patches, sometimes the right solution is to rebuild. If
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+a rebuild or refactor of a particular component has been proposed or is
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underway, you may find that bugs affecting that component will not get as much
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attention. Again, this is a matter of prioritizing scarce resources. By
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concentrating on the rebuild, we can close all the little bugs at once, and
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@@ -97,3 +99,9 @@ entire community, instead of prioritizing the impact on one particular user.
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This doesn't mean that we think your problem is unimportant -- just that in the
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limited time we have available, we will always err on the side of making 10
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people happy rather than making a single person happy.
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+I'm sure my ticket is absolutely 100% perfect, can I mark it as "Ready For Checkin" myself?
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+Sorry, no. It's always better to get another set of eyes on a ticket. If
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+you're having trouble getting that second set of eyes, see questions above.
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