# 【Help post】for an open source beginner
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-post-for-an-open-source-beginner/38653
**Category:** Community
**Created:** [September 6, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-post-for-an-open-source-beginner/38653 "2022-09-06T07:05:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Jiayi\_Kim](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Jiayi_Kim)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-post-for-an-open-source-beginner/38653/1 "2022-09-06T07:05:22Z")
I saw this organisation on the Google Summer of Code and I was attracted by it immediately. I wish I can start my open source journey from here! But I have no idea how to start, can anyone give some advice?
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### Author:  [@TfGuy44](https://discourse.processing.org/u/TfGuy44)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-post-for-an-open-source-beginner/38653/2 "2022-09-06T07:26:55Z")
> **[Project List · processing/processing Wiki](https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Project-List)**
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> Source code for the Processing Core and Development Environment (PDE) - Project List · processing/processing Wiki
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### Author:  [@Jiayi\_Kim](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Jiayi_Kim)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-post-for-an-open-source-beginner/38653/3 "2022-09-06T07:30:05Z")
Thank you very much！ 🤩
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### Author:  [@sableraph](https://discourse.processing.org/u/sableraph)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2022, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-post-for-an-open-source-beginner/38653/4 "2022-09-06T11:39:31Z")
Hi and welcome 👋
There are many ways to contribute 🙂
If you are into Javascript, I recommend looking at the [p5.js Contributor Docs](https://p5js.org/contributor-docs/#/)
Processing doesn’t have a similar documentation yet, but if you are more of a Java coder, you might want to check out open issues on the main repository:
> **[Issues · processing/processing4](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues)**
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> Processing 4.x releases (currently in “beta”) that use Java 17 - Issues · processing/processing4
There are also repos for other parts of the project like the Processing website, the sound library, the examples, etc. You can find them all on the Processing Foundation Github page:
> **[Processing Foundation](https://github.com/processing/)**
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> We create platforms to promote software literacy within the visual arts, and visual literacy within technology-related fields. - Processing Foundation
Other ways to contribute include answering questions on the forums, organising a local event about Processing and p5.js, or simply telling people about the project 😉
🪶 Cheers!
_Raphaël de Courville_
_Processing Community Lead Fellow_
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### Author:  [@Jiayi\_Kim](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Jiayi_Kim)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-post-for-an-open-source-beginner/38653/5 "2022-09-07T07:08:28Z")
much appreciated ！🥰 🤩