Forge Your Future with Open Source

Moving up in the Community

If you recall from Chapter 3, ​Prepare to Contribute​, projects often have a rough hierarchy of experience and responsibilities, which is sometimes represented as an onion:

As a new contributor, you’ll probably start out there near the outer edge of the onion, but there’s no reason you have to stay there. Some people are motivated to progress actively through a hierarchy, while others are satisfied with a more casual approach. Both approaches are equally valid, so don’t worry if you don’t feel compelled to pursue a particular path. Whatever speed you prefer, if moving through the layers toward the center of that onion ...