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[Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Stefano,

Right now, all the devs are working hard to release KiCad 4.0.0.  This is
very close to being ready, in fact, we have already released a release
candidate.  That means that we have been saying no to new features for a
while, working hard on fixing bugs and making the installation packages
better.

This also means we all have plans and ideas on what to work on next, once
KiCad 4.0.0 is out :)

There are not really any low-hanging fruit, right now, today, that I can
think of, on the programming side.

On the other hand, if you want to work on getting KiCad building and
working in your preferred development environment, that might take a bit :)

Adam Wolf

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 6:53 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On 11/5/2015 7:24 PM, Stefano Rossi wrote:
> > I would like to know how I could contribute to kicad on windows?
>
> Start here: http://kicad-pcb.org/contribute/developers/
>
> >
> > Is http://kicad-pcb.org the to-go page?
>
> Yes.
>
> >
> > Is it possible to compile using Visual Studio? If not, can the make
> > system be added to VS? I like the editor and its code completion
> features.
>
> Maybe but it's not supported:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+faq/2226
>
> >
> > Where can I see what needs contributing, goals, some easy tasks for
> > newbs to get "wrapped around" the kicad code base?
>
> Unfortunately this doesn't really exist.  You can check the bug tracker
> to see if there is anything in there you can handle.  The kicad code
> base is large and complex so if you are new to programming, it may be
> overwhelming.  You will need C++ experience (unless you going to work on
> the Python scripts) and know the wxWidgets and Boost libraries fairly
> well.  You can also take a look at the source documentation at
>
> http://ci.kicad-pcb.org/job/kicad-doxygen/ws/Documentation/doxygen/html/index.html
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