Open Source Contributions
Pick one project. Understand it deeply. Make your first contribution there.
Sections
| Section | What's Inside |
|---|---|
| Go Projects | Go-based projects sorted by difficulty -- from CLI tools to cloud-native infra |
| Networking and Systems | C/C++/eBPF projects -- packet capture, firewalls, kernel tracing |
| DevOps and Infrastructure | Terraform, Kubernetes, GitOps, observability |
| Full Watchlist | All 95 tracked projects organized by category |
Contribution Tracker
| Project | Language | PRs Submitted | PRs Merged | First PR Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Goal: 5+ merged PRs by end of 2026
PR Checklist
Use before every pull request:
- [ ] Read CONTRIBUTING.md for the project
- [ ] Code follows the project's style guide
- [ ] Tests pass locally
- [ ] PR addresses a single issue/feature
- [ ] PR title is clear and descriptive
- [ ] PR description explains what, why, and how
- [ ] Referenced relevant issue number
- [ ] No unrelated changes included
- [ ] Self-reviewed the diff before submitting
Resources
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| Good First Issue | goodfirstissue.dev |
| Up For Grabs | up-for-grabs.net |
| CNCF Contributors | contribute.cncf.io |
| Awesome for Beginners | github.com/MunGell/awesome-for-beginners |
| CNCF Slack | slack.cncf.io |