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These are tagged as [good first bug] in a bug's Whiteboard field. The challenge of a "good first bug" is only peripherally about the bug itself. The focus, for a new contributor, should be on getting your development environment set up and learning how to navigate Mozilla's contribution process. There are some [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Introduction excellent documents on MDN] to help you get started, and the #introduction IRC channel exists just to help people getting started as contributors. | These are tagged as [good first bug] in a bug's Whiteboard field. The challenge of a "good first bug" is only peripherally about the bug itself. The focus, for a new contributor, should be on getting your development environment set up and learning how to navigate Mozilla's contribution process. There are some [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Introduction excellent documents on MDN] to help you get started, and the #introduction IRC channel exists just to help people getting started as contributors. | ||
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'''Desktop Backlog Good First Bugs - [http://tinyurl.com/n7neqn6 View in Bugzilla] | * '''Desktop Backlog Good First Bugs - [http://tinyurl.com/n7neqn6 View in Bugzilla] | ||
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===Good Next Bugs=== | |||
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Marked as [good next bug] on the whiteboard, these are a the next level up, where the challenge of the bug is actually fixing the bug. There are four parts to a well-described Good Next Bug: a willing mentor, a clear initial description of the problem, clear expectations on the part of the both the mentor and contributor, and a cooperative working relationship as the bug is resolved. | |||
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* '''Desktop Backlog Good Next Bugs - [http://tinyurl.com/n5go84a View in Bugzilla] | |||
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===Diamond Bugs=== | |||
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Marked as [diamond] on the whiteboard, this label doesn't speak to a bug's difficulty, but rather speaks to its importance. Diamond bugs are bugs that have been brought up as important bugs in engineering's various priority-triage processes but aren't assigned to an engineer by the end of the triage process. | |||
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* '''Desktop Backlog Diamond Bugs - [http://tinyurl.com/kmqddfd View in Bugzilla] | |||
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