<3​21bob321:monero.social> Image there was an alternative to github

<l​oop.ster:matrix.org> .

<l​oop.ster:matrix.org> Hey all. I'm going through the CCS submission process and am stuck trying to fork the proposals repo, because my account is blocked from creating forks. (It's a new account). Do I need to contact an admin or something?

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Monero Community

<e​inliterflasche2:matrix.org> I am using `el::Helpers::installLogDispatchCallback<RustDispatch>("rust-forward")` to forward logs to wallet2 ffi bindings. Is it still possible to change log levels / not log sensitive information?

<e​inliterflasche2:matrix.org> Nevermind, found it

<4​5g45g54g45g:matrix.org> I'm interested in contributing to development projects on the Monero blockchain and I am proficient in C++ but , however, I do not understand the architecture of Monero. Any recommendations on how to start learning?

<4​5g45g54g45g:matrix.org> I'm interested in contributing to development projects on the Monero blockchain and I am proficient in C++ development on certain non blockchain applications but , however, I do not understand the architecture of Monero. Any recommendations on how to start learning?

Use the software. Find something small you're interested in, like a small bug, a small usability improvement, and try to fix it.

This gives you a tangible goal, a smaller amount of stuff to understand, and will let you learn what's where.

<4​5g45g54g45g:matrix.org> Aren't any books I could read to gain an overview?

<j​babb:cypherstack.com> Mastering Monero is now well out of date but still a decent guide

<4​5g45g54g45g:matrix.org> (e.g., Zero to Monero)

<j​babb:cypherstack.com> It or similar should be updated post-FCMP++

<j​babb:cypherstack.com> Moneromooo is right, anyways… don’t wait for a book to be updated and quickly grow out of date

<j​babb:cypherstack.com> The c++ codebase is the book at this point, with cuprate as a supplemental reader’s guide

I wonder if that's a good task for a LLM actually. "Where is the code that deals with X ?". If it's wrong, you see it at once, but it can save you time when you start.

<4​5g45g54g45g:matrix.org> Is cuprate currently the project in Monero community that is in the most need contribution?

<4​5g45g54g45g:matrix.org> Is cuprate currently the project in Monero community that is in the most need of contribution?

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> No

<b​lahblah426:matrix.org> Then what is?

<u​fo808:matrix.org> I would guess it's fcmp stressnet

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Take your pick

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> If you dont know what lang you want to work in, then..?

<u​fo808:matrix.org> am I right ofrn?

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> stressnet is pretty quiet atm. Will need reviews n such when being upstreamed

<b​lahblah426:matrix.org> Do developers working on the stressnet require on cryptography and advanced mathematics (e.g, MATH 110)?

Some. Not all. I'm not a crypto head and I hacked on many parts of monero.

<b​lahblah426:matrix.org> Where would I learn this?

Same as working on building a car doesn't mean you need to know engines. There are a lot of things that aren't engine related in cars.

Crypto ? Well, there are courses on the net. There are "intro" books, like practical cryptography.

As mentioned above, zero to monero deals with the math and crypto monero uses.

However, if you're learning, you won't touch the crypto parts. You just use them as building blocks. Same as you usually use, eg, std::vector and don't write your own.

<b​lahblah426:matrix.org> Well thank you for responding questions. I think I'll log off for now and play around with codebase and read some books. I'll see what works best for me.

<b​lahblah426:matrix.org> Well thank you for responding to my questions. I think I'll log off for now and play around with codebase and read some books. I'll see what works best for me.

<j​babb:cypherstack.com> looking over the history of the project as tracked by PRs helps

<j​babb:cypherstack.com> or even just looking at the currently-open PRs

<j​babb:cypherstack.com> fcmppp work is being staged in github.com/seraphis-migration/monero/tree/fcmp%2B%2B-stage for reference while monero-project/monero is seeing a stream of cleaned PRs that were proven/tested in seraphis-migration