[Paul_D_Santana]

That is true. Funny you mention Ruby as I have just completed Code School's Try Ruby course this weekend!

However, how could I make any particularly meaningful contribution in a language I am just learning? I feel that any issues or new features in an open source project probably require some fairly advanced knowledge, no?

[zaphar]

A lot of my blogging at that time was about what I was learning. In fact those posts were the most instrumental in getting me the job in Chicago. My blog showed up for a lot of howto searches for perl. Which got me noticed by a company needing perl programmers.

Blog about what you are learning. Your contribution will be helping others learn from your experiences.

[Paul_D_Santana]

Thank you Zaphar! I have created my first post in dedication of your reply! (See the "P.S.")

http://paulsantana.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/the-effects-of-a...

[Paul_D_Santana]

Thank you. That is a really excellent idea.

[zaphar]

You'd be surprised what you can tackle even when learning a new language. A lot of the bugs in an open source project aren't unfixed because they are tricky but because no has had time to work on them.

You're most valuable contribution will be time and willingness to tackle something.

[Paul_D_Santana]

Interesting. I would have figured easy bugs were squashed in seconds by expert developers. Shows how new I am to this eh? Thanks for all the advice.