diff --git a/first-timers.md b/first-timers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8654822 --- /dev/null +++ b/first-timers.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# How To Contribute To This Repo + +We have created this doc, to help first time contributors to get started with contribution in SendGrid. +First things first, You should follow contribution policies which are listed here [CONTRIBUTORS.md](CONTRIBUTING.md), go through our contribution policy before getting started with the contributions + +To get started, you should check out the open issues [here](https://github.com/sendgrid/open-source-library-data-collector/issues). +We label issues, by difficulty levels and which are open for grabs. +Some of the tags which can be used by first-timers are listed below + +- [type:getting started](https://github.com/sendgrid/open-source-library-data-collector/labels/type%3A%20getting%20started) +- [difficulty:easy](https://github.com/sendgrid/open-source-library-data-collector/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22difficulty%3A+easy%22) +- [good first issue](https://github.com/sendgrid/open-source-library-data-collector/labels/good%20first%20issue) +- [type:docs update](https://github.com/sendgrid/open-source-library-data-collector/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22type%3A+docs+update%22) +- [up-for-grabs](https://github.com/sendgrid/open-source-library-data-collector/labels/up-for-grabs) + +It's ok to contribute to docs also, since our docs also helps developers in using the codebase. +It's good for starting with the contribution and once you go through the docs, it will also help you understand the project better + +You can find a step by step guide on [Creating a Pull Request](CONTRIBUTING.md#creating-a-pull-request), which will help you understand the `git` flow (if you don't know it already) + +> All contributors to the SendGrid docs repo need to sign a CLA before their changes can be merged. \ No newline at end of file