Reading the mailing list is a great way to start contributing. There are also many shows that you can subscribe to as part of Inside.java, but one Podcast episode specifically on getting involved is the Inside Java Podcast Episode 11 'How to Contribute to OpenJDK' Mailing Lists Inside JavaĪnother resource to track the progress of the JDK and OpenJDK subprojects like Loom, Valhalla, etc., is Inside.java. The OpenJDK Developers' Guide is a great place to start! The goal of the guide is to answer questions that developers of the JDK might have around development process, tooling, standards, and so forth. Downstream builds are then created from the OpenJDK Project source code found on GitHub. OpenJDK refers to the place in which many people collaborate on Java. Side Note: Many people associate the term OpenJDK with a build of Java (the installable artifact used to build and run Java applications), but this is not correct. In simple terms, taken directly from the OpenJDK site, OpenJDK is: The place to collaborate on an open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition, and related projects. OpenJDK is where a bulk of the effort on building Java happens. Here are some resources to help you do just that. Before you begin, it's a good idea to try and understand the 'pulse' of the project.
We're excited that you are interested in contributing to OpenJDK.
