Name: How To Start Contributing To OpenSearch Without Any Prior Knowledge on OpenSearch - Abdul Muneer Kolarkunnu, NetApp Instaclustr
Start: 2025-04-30T10:20:00+0200
End: 2025-04-30T10:40:00+0200

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30 April - 1 May 2025
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Wednesday April 30, 2025 10:20 - 10:40 CEST

Zurich II

Abstract:

Contributing to an open-source project like OpenSearch can seem daunting, especially without prior knowledge of the product. In this presentation, I will share my personal journey of starting as a complete beginner and becoming an active contributor to OpenSearch.

Description:

Open-source contributions are a journey of growth, collaboration and innovation. I started contributing to OpenSearch about 8 months back. I will discuss the strategies and resources that helped me to overcome the initial learning curve, including understanding the codebase, finding beginner-friendly issues, and engaging with the community. I contributed to 3 different projects so far (OpenSearch core, Security and ml-commons). I will go through some of these PRs and explain how and why I chose these tasks. I will talk about different meetups like triage meetings, community meetings, code walkthrough sessions and conferences and what we can learn from these.

Key Takeaways:

Practical steps to begin contributing to OpenSearch.
Overcoming the learning curve and finding beginner-friendly issues.
Leveraging community support and resources for successful contributions.

Speakers

Abdul Muneer Kolarkunnu

Software Developer, NetApp Instaclustr

I am a passionate open-source developer actively contributing to OpenSearch, now mainly in to ml-commons. I contributed to OpenSearch core and Security projects too. I started contributing from May 2024 onwards. Also, I am an OpneJDK committer mainly worked on Core-libs, Client-libs... Read More →

Wednesday April 30, 2025 10:20 - 10:40 CEST
Zurich II

Security Education + Community Development

OpenSearchCon Europe 2025

Abdul Muneer Kolarkunnu

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