[Numpy-discussion] Setting up a "newcomers" label on the issue tracker ?

[Benjamin Root]

FWIW, matplotlib calls it "low hanging fruit". I think it is a better name
than "newcomers".

On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Aldcroft, Thomas <
aldcroft at head.cfa.harvard.edu> wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Charles R Harris <
> charlesr.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>
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>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 2:36 AM, Sebastian Berg <
>> sebastian at sipsolutions.net> wrote:
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>>> On Mi, 2014-11-26 at 08:44 +0000, David Cournapeau wrote:
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Would anybody mind if I create a label "newcomers" on GH, and start
>>> > labelling simple issues ?
>>>
>>> We actually have an "easy fix" label, which I think had this in mind.
>>> However, I admit that I think some of these issues may not be easy at
>>> all (I guess it depends on what you consider easy ;)). In any case, I
>>> think just go ahead with creating a new label or reusing the current
>>> one. "easy fix" might be a starting point to find some candidate issues.
>>>
>>> - Sebsatian
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > This is in anticipation to the bloomberg lab event in London this WE.
>>> > I will try to give a hand to people interested in numpy/scipy,
>>>
>>
>> There is also a documentation label, and about 30 tickets with that
>> label. That should be good for just practicing the mechanics.
>>
>
> FWIW in astropy we settled on two properties, level of effort and level of
> sub-package expertise, with corresponding labels:
>
> - effort-low, effort-medium, and effort-high
> - package-novice, package-intermediate, package-expert
>
> This has been used with reasonable success.
>
> - Tom
>
>
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>> Chuck
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