Contributing to NumPy: a roadmap for newcomers

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1. Contributing to NumPy A roadmap for newcomers Inessa Pawson NumPy Contributor Experience Lead @inessapawson Data for Good - Regina, SK | June 2022
2. NumPy is a Python library that is the de facto standard for multidimensional arrays in Python data science. NumPy offers comprehensive mathematical functions, random number generators, linear algebra routines, Fourier transforms, and more. It lies at the core of a rich ecosystem of data science libraries. Source: Harris, C.R., Millman, K.J., van der Walt, S.J. et al. Array programming with NumPy. Nature 585, 357–362 (2020).
4. NUMPY TEAMS maintainers team documentation team web team survey team triage team - coming soon translations team - coming soon
5. What is the best way to start contributing? your skills + current project needs P.S. Start small
6. contribute graphic design translations (Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese) CONTRIBUTE TO NUMPY filing issues improving documentation conducting user surveys develop educational material review pull requests triage issues
8. contribute graphic design translations (Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese) CONTRIBUTE TO NUMPY filing issues improving documentation conducting user surveys develop educational material review pull requests triage issues
9. NumPy under the hood
10. Prerequisite knowledge to submit a documentation-related PR to numpy/numpy 1. how to use git and GitHub 2. how to build NumPy development environment and NumPy documentation or use Gitpod
12. Good usage examples in a docstring - concise - descriptive - cover corner cases - show all keywords in action - mention interpretation results - 1-3 examples per a docstring
13. contribute graphic design translations (Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese) CONTRIBUTE TO NUMPY filing issues improving documentation conducting user surveys develop educational material review pull requests triage issues
14. NumPy community events biweekly COMMUNITY CALLS biweekly DOCS TEAM MEETINGS biweekly TRIAGE CALLS biweekly NEWCOMER'S HOUR
15. Twitter: @InessaPawson GitHub: @InessaPawson