# GSoC 2020 Introduction

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/gsoc-2020-introduction/6076>\
**Category:** GSoC\
**Tags:** gsoc-2020\
**Created:** [21 February 2020 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/gsoc-2020-introduction/6076 "2020-02-21T14:15:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jimil](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jimil)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2020 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/gsoc-2020-introduction/6076/1 "2020-02-21T14:15:45Z")

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Greetings,

I am Jimil Desai, sophomore at School of Engineering and Applied Science, Ahmedabad University pursuing Bachelors in ICT. I am here for the opportunity to grow as a developer. I’m looking forward to contribute to Joplin for GSoC-2020. I’m familiar with ReactJS and NodeJS. It would be beneficial if someone can guide me as in how to get started.

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**Author:** ![PackElend](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/packelend/32/488_2.png) [@PackElend](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/PackElend)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2020 22:28 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/gsoc-2020-introduction/6076/2 "2020-02-21T22:28:50Z")

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> [@jimil](#):
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> It would be beneficial if someone can guide me as in how to get started.

> [@GSoC 2020 live blog - old](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/gsoc-2020-live-blog/6098):
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> QUICK START Watch this topic, so that you are stay up to date, we will not update each of you individually! First of all, please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [BUILD.md](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/master/BUILD.md) as they contain very important information about the project and how to contribute. General information about GSoC is given in [https://joplinapp.org/gsoc2020/](https://joplinapp.org/gsoc2020/) For students, see in particular the section [Instructions for students](https://joplinapp.org/gsoc2020/#instructions-for-students), which will tell you how to get started. Please follow [Recommended steps](https://joplinapp.org/gsoc2020/#recommended-steps) closely. When you po…

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**Author:** ![PackElend](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/packelend/32/488_2.png) [@PackElend](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/PackElend)\
**Post date:** [7 March 2020 13:28 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/gsoc-2020-introduction/6076/3 "2020-03-07T13:28:18Z")

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Hi there,  
time is moving forward and the deadline is closing in but we haven’t heard that much from you recently.  
You are getting along with the code?  
If you have any troubles don’t hesitate to ask around in the forum

good luck with GSoC